J.S. Bach - BWV 574 - Fuga c-moll / C minor

Fuga [on a theme of Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690)] c-moll / C minor BWV 574

composed by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
performed by Ivan Sokol, organ

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[PraeludiumUndFuge]

Another great upload. Toxiconegro I must say your youtube channel is a great commodity lol. Great work thanks again.

[toxiconegro]

@PraeludiumUndFuge

You're welcome and I have to thank you for being such a faithful subscriber ;-)

[gleena]

wahoo! thanks so much for the upload! i have to analyse this for music class, and seeing/hearing the piece really helps me not get lost!

[Blitterchips]

What organ is this?

[farfreeindependent]

@johnevamy Thank You! I only asked because the structure of this piece reminded me so much of three other double fugues I know: Reger's Op. 135b and Shostakovich's Op. 87: fugues no. 4 (e minor) and 24 (d minor).

[johnevamy]

@farfreeindependent yes, it's the second type of double fugue; in the first type (kyrie from mozart's requiem etc) the two subjects are present in counterpoint from the beginning. In this fugue the second subject has its own "exposition" (2'30"), followed by the combination of subjects in a third "exposition" (4'30"). To avoid complicating it too much there's 'normal' double fugue, and then there's this type, which is like a 'staggered double'- you get fed the caviar, but in bits!

[farfreeindependent]

Am I mistaken or is this a double-fugue?

Irr' ich mich, oder handelt's sich hierbei um eine Doppelfuge?