The Italian Concerto and the French Overture constitute Part II and, in a way, serve as a kind of echo of French and Italian orchestral music of the time, here transposed to the keyboard. The Four Duets are contained in Part III of the Clavierübung, next to important works for the organ; however, since they are conceived for two parts, they are ideal for piano or harpsichord.

Finally, the Goldberg Variations form Part IV of the Clavierübungen. According to Bach’s first biographer, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, a Count von Keyserlingk had requested a work from Bach. It was intended for the nobleman’s harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg so that he could play pieces of “a gentle and light character” during the Count’s sleepless nights. The result was art-works of the very highest order.

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