If so where would one get them? I have checked out the usual suspects without any luck. I am looking especially for the Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BVW 542.

I've never manged to find any. Best of luck.

Second-hand copies are invariably bought very quickly.

Leduc/Bornemann publish these scores. I asked Barbara Priest of Allegro Music in Bishops Frome a few minutes ago. She said that these editions are still available.

Barry Williams

Thank you Barry. I have now found them at both di-arezzo's site and also at sheetmusicplus.com. I think we're talking about 40 UK pounds for volume 3 in which there is the Fantasia and Fugue in G minor.

Out of interest, why is the Dupre edition of BWV542 of specific concern compared to, say, an urtext edition like Barenreiter?

The greatest value of the Dupre editions is the fingering and footing, which is most carefully worked out to a thoroughly orthodox system.

Using that edition saves a lot of time in rehearsal. Dupre's Bach editions are not nearly as suspect as his alterations to Mendelssohn where, for example, he has added ties between chords that are not in the original score.

The urtext editions have no guidance as to fingering or footing, which can limit their usefulness to some players. This is not an issue for those brilliant people who never need to work at the fingering!

Barry Williams