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Old 11-03-2011, 01:52 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Bach's Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
Ton Koopman, organist



There are two Bach fugues in G minor. This is the 'Little G', short and sweet.
That is a short and sweet fugue, yet still powerful. The video is great because it shows how an organist uses all his limbs such that playing the music involves his whole body. At times he almost appears to be dancing.

I read a little about fugues online (Wikipedia, of course) and learned that Bach patterned his fugues after those of Pachelbel and other composers of his time. I then listened to fragments of a large number of short fugues by Pachelbel. Many sound more like academic exercises than music, if you know what I mean...whereas the two Bach fugues posted in this thread have a sense of power...but the following was pretty nice, I felt, combined with the toccata:

J. Pachelbel - Toccata & Fugue in B flat Major

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