Analysis of bachs fugue bwv 871 in c minor wtc, book ii jose rodriguez alvira j. The intermezzo in b at minor is ingeniously crafted as a miniature sonata movement. C major the fugue theme is played exactly 24 times. This fugue is so regular in construction and so clear in outline as to require but few notes.
Bwv 544 performed by elske te lindert bovenkerk, kampen. S welltempered clavier the, book 2 jando by johann sebastian bach. Compare the harmonies of the ending with those at the end of chopins c sharp minor study op. Prelude and fugue in f minor from welltempered clavier book. The last prelude and fugue in book i of bachs welltempered clavier pairs. Analysis of bachs fugue bwv 871 in c minor wtc, book ii. It is the second prelude and fugue in the second book of the welltempered clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. Bachs c minor fugue bwv 871 from the second book of the wtc offers an excellent example of three contrapuntal techniques. Significantly, none of the subject entries throughout the fugue are in the key other that d minor or a minor most of the time the fugue is d minor. Prelude and fugue eb major, bwv 852 well tempered clavier book i. Bach well tempered clavier book ii prelude and fugue no.
The underlying harmonic progression gives a sense of how to shape the constant stream of semiquavers 16th notes. Prelude eb major the prelude in eb major is special in the sense that it hosts a fugue itself, with a more complex architecture than many of the actual fugues of the wtc. The prelude is in two parts each repeated and written in a. Looking further, in the fugue s development, js bach distributes subject entries going through all 3 voices two further times, in the sequence sm b and b sm. Prelude and fugue in f minor, from welltempered clavier book i johann sebastian bach. In each book, the first prelude and fugue set is in c major, followed by the next in c minor and so they ascend chromatically in major minor pairs. One finds several other examples of da capo fugues among bachs leipzig works. Book 2 prelude in g sharp minor perky rhythm, interesting harmonies. The haunting fivevoice fugue in b flat minor has several characteristics which are notable. Prelude and fugue in d minor bachkabalevsky andrei strizek. This prelude and fugue has recently been published in the nba edition by dietrich kilian. The a minor from book 2 might be another good choice, especially if you have the kind of personality that can bring out the playful aspects. I apologize but the camera wasnt turned on until the end of the prelude. Bach s prelude and fugue in a minor for organ, bwv 543 an alternate version is numbered bwv 543a is probably a product of his years as court organist to the duke of saxeweimar 17081717.
His works such as the brandenburg concertos are known for their technical depth and artistic beauty. Fugue no 22 in bflat minor, bwv 867 five voices the well. Prelude and fugue in bflat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann sebastian. Prelude and fugue, for organ in c details allmusic. Prelude and fugue in bflat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann. Wilhelm kempff playing bachs welltempered clavier book 2 no.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The welltempered clavier, book 2 preludes and fugues nos. This entry is important because it does not start from the d or a like original subject and answer but is still in d minor. Prelude and fugue in a minor, bwv 543 is a piece of organ music written by johann sebastian bach sometime around his years as court organist to the duke of saxeweimar 17081717. Prelude and fugue in d minor, bwv 851 from wtc i a guide to. Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 893 bach, johann sebastian. As is often the case with bach s preludes and fugues, this work share similarities with the d minor prelude and fugue from each book of the welltempered clavier as well as the d minor invention and sinfonia. Wilhelm kempff playing bachs welltempered clavier book 2. It is the 24th and final prelude and fugue in the second book of. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is. It is the final incarnation of music first tried out by bach in the harpsichord fugue in a.
The fortyeight preludes and fugues that make up the two books of the welltempered clavier were compiled at two different timesthe first book in 1722 while bach was in kothen and in 1742 in leipzig. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by johann sebastian bach. Johann sebastian bach was a noted german composer, keyboardist, and violinist. The two major primary sources for this collection of preludes and fugues are the. Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 869 bach, johann sebastian. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. Prelude and fugue, for organ in a details allmusic. The preludes for the most part exhibit simple binary or ternary forms. The prelude and fugue in c minor, bwv 871, is a keyboard composition written by johann sebastian bach. Jul 21, 2009 as requested, this is from the 97 cliburn screening auditions in new york. Leonid nediak plays bach prelude and fugue in b minor. Bach s a minor prelude and fugue some textual observations on b wv 543 gwilym beechey in the mt of january 1967, walter emery discussed certain aspects of bach s notation with special reference to the closing bars of the a minor organ fugue bwv 543.
Serina chang opens her 2012 solo concert with bach prelude and fugue no. Give more weight to the first and third beats of each bar. The principal episodes are in bars 22 to 27, 38 to 41, 56 to 59, 63 to 74, 78 to 84, 88 to 92. The powerful chords of the opening statement contrast rather nicely with the b section. This is a very similar architecture as in the f book 1 eb maj albeit, after episode 2, there is a single subject entry in the bass, and there is no imitation section in the f emaj. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. The composer in this fugue shows his mastery in writing strettos. Bach s prelude and fugue for organ in c minor, bwv 546 may not be as great as the interval between the composition of the prelude and the fugue from bwv 562 the prelude of that work having likely been written sometime during the 1710s but the fugue possibly as late as 1745, they are nevertheless hardly. Prelude and fugue in aflat major from welltempered clavier. In each of the two parts of the wohltemperirte clavier, he brought together the musical couple prelude and fugue 24 times. Bach prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 893, wtc ii youtube. It is the second prelude and fugue in the first book of the welltempered clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 893, is a keyboard composition by johann sebastian bach. It is the 24th and final prelude and fugue in the second book of the welltempered clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer.
To discover the harmonic framework, play the first two notes in each half bar together thus. S welltempered clavier the, book 2 landowska 19511954 wanda landowska, who continued to perform and record up to her death in 1959, was renowned as the greatest harpsichordist of the first half of the twentieth century. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the welltempered clavier, and none in book 2. Prelude and fugue in c minor, bwv 847, is a keyboard composition written by johann sebastian bach. This is one of the last recordings of wilhelm kempff, made in february 1980 at the age of 84.