- Passacaglia and Thema Fugatum, BWV 582
[12:22] (A=465)
Bach uses an 8 measure theme, unlike traditional 4-measure passacaglias of earlier composers, and works as much with the harmony as the melody, so
this piece may be better thought of as a chaconne. Rather than stop at the Passacaglia and restart the Thema Fugatum as many performances do, I
followed the advice of Russ Davis, who says, in part: "Contrary to popular misconceptions, the work is, per the Schmieder catalog, as well as the
obvious structure in the score itself, a Passacaglia with the final variation being a fugal one, rather than a Passacaglia with a separate Fugue."
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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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