Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV546

composer

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Recordings

Bach: Great Fantasias, Preludes & Fugues

Christopher Herrick (organ)

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Bach: The Complete Organ Works

Christopher Herrick (organ)

CDS44121/36 16CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — 16CDs Deleted

Details

Movement 1: Prelude

Christopher Herrick (organ)

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Movement 2: Fugue

Christopher Herrick (organ)

Track 2 on CDD22062 CD2 [6'03] 2CDs Dyad (2 for the price of 1)

Track 2 on CDS44121/36 CD3 [6'03] 16CDs Boxed set (at a special price) — 16CDs Deleted

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV546

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A successful allabreve fugue is that from the Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV546. The prelude to which it is attached shows signs of dating from at least 1730, around which time Bach was showing an interest in the da capo principle in his organ works (the first page of this powerful prelude is repeated to close it). The richness, especially, of the triplet figuration, and the ritornello form, also point to the composer’s mature Leipzig years.

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