- Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539
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The Prelude, for manuals alone, is published in a popular wedding album, and so has been heard often. I doubt that many have dealt with the fugue,
which is unusual in that the pedal seems to be nearly always present, and the arpeggiated episodes put one in mind of an Italian concerto. It is
actually transcribed from the second movement of BWV 1001, Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G
minor (along with BWV 1000, transcribed for solo Lute). Thanks to Graham Pearce for telling
me this.
Instrument:
Gottfried Silbermann Organ, St. Georgenkirche - Rötha, Germany (1721) -
Samples by Brett Milan
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Audio track was created with Hauptwerk v. 1 software
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