Toccata & Fugue, BWV 565

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Simon Preston

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 is an organ composition by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in the early 18th century (c.1703–1707). The piece features virtuosic manual and pedal writing with dramatic flourishes and contrapuntal passages, and it dates from Bach's early career where it is frequently referenced in discussions of Baroque organ repertoire and its influence on later keyboard music.
First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata: Adagio
    2:30
  2. 2.
    Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Fugue
    5:59
  3. 3.
    Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 "Piece D'Orgue": Tres vitement
    1:14
  4. 4.
    Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 "Piece D'Orgue": Gravement
    4:46
  5. 5.
    Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 "Piece D'Orgue": Lentement
    1:33
  6. 6.
    Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn "Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her", BWV 769: Variatio 1: Nel canone all'ottava
    1:30
  7. 7.
    Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn "Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her", BWV 769: Variatio 2: Alio modo, nel canone alla quinta
    1:30
  8. 8.
    Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn "Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her", BWV 769: Variatio 3: Canone alla settima
    2:24
  9. 9.
    Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn "Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her", BWV 769: Variatio 4: Per augmentationem, net canone all'ottava
    2:54
  10. 10.
    Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn "Vom Himmel Hoch, Da Komm' Ich Her", BWV 769: Variatio 5: L'altra sorte del canone al rovescio: 1) Alla sesta, 2) Alla terza, 3) Alla seconda e, 4) Alla nona
    3:07
  11. 11.
    Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: Prelude
    4:22
  12. 12.
    Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532: Fugue
    5:02
  13. 13.
    Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 "Pastorella" (1) in F major
    2:04
  14. 14.
    Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 "Pastorella" (2) in C major
    2:21
  15. 15.
    Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 "Pastorella" (3) in C minor
    2:24
  16. 16.
    Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 "Pastorella" (4) in F major
    3:54
  17. 17.
    Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 552 "St. Anne": Preludium pro organo pleno
    8:04
  18. 18.
    Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 552 "St. Anne": Fuga a 5 con pedale pro organo pleno
    6:10

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