Toccatas, BWV 910-916

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Glenn Gould

Toccatas, BWV 910–916 are a collection of seven keyboard toccatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed c. 1708–1717. Rooted in the Baroque keyboard tradition, they blend virtuosic, improvisatory toccata gestures with imitative fugal writing and show Italian and North German influences, occupying an early-to-middle period in Bach's keyboard oeuvre where he explored forms and contrapuntal techniques that informed his later works.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
    11:22
  2. 2.
    Toccata in D major, BWV 912
    14:10
  3. 3.
    Toccata in G minor, BWV 915
    8:52
  4. 4.
    Toccata in F-sharp minor, BWV 910
    11:51
  5. 5.
    Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
    17:09
  6. 6.
    Toccata in G major, BWV 916
    9:00
  7. 7.
    Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
    8:35

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