Preludios for Cello & Piano (transcriptions of Bach Preludes)

Appleby Catalogue W number: 
W261, W262

Preludes #8 (BWV 852) and #14 (BWV 883) from the Well Tempered Clavier

These two transcriptions for cello & piano were written for performances in the Excurção Villa-Lobos in rural Sao Paulo State in 1930-31.

Year Composed: 
Category: 
Chamber Music
Instrumentation: 

Cello & piano

Performances: 

Premieres:

#8: 4/7/30, Cachoeira - Theatro Municipal. Heitor Villa-Lobos, vlc; Souza Lima, pf
#14: 1931, Pirajuí (SP). Heitor Villa-Lobos, vlc; Souza Lima, pf