Toccatas, Fantasias, Passacaglia and Other Works for Organ, Paperback

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Perhaps the greatest of all composers for the organ, Bach brought characteristic invention, innovative harmony, and virtuosity to his compositions for that instrument. This volume contains 19 compositions, including such early works as the Fugue in C Minor on a Theme of Legrenzi, BWV 574, and the Fugue in B Minor on a Theme of Corelli, BWV 579, the important Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582, and, of course, the extremely popular Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565. Reproduced directly from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition, the works include: Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 537Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (``Dorian``), BWV 538Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 562 (incomplete) Fantasia with Imitation in B Minor, BWV 563Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565Prelude and Fugue in E Major, BWV 566Prelude in G Major, BWV 568Prelude in A Minor, BWV 569Fantasia in C Major, BWV 576Fantasia in G Major, BWV 573 (incomplete) Fugue in C Minor on a Theme of Legrenzi, BWV 574, Variant BWV 574a Fugue in C Minor, BWV 575Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578Fugue in B Minor on a Theme of Corelli, BWV 579Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582