Un style qui repose sur le contrepoint, ou l'interaction de deux ou plusieurs motifs, la fugue a captivé les auditeurs pendant des siècles.Cette collection originale propose une grande variété de pièces de grande époque de la fugue à l'époque baroque ainsi que d'autres époques, chacune créé par un maître du genre. Avec des oeuvres de Bach, Buxtehude, Brahms, Schumann et d'autres, tous ensemble ici pour orgue solo. / Orgue

An extensive volume filled with fugues from the last 350 years! Beginning with works by Frescobaldi Scarlatti Giambattista and Handel this collection features several compositions by the fugue's most famous expositor Johann Sebastian Bach including many pieces from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Contributions from latter-day composers include works by Mozart Beethoven Mendelssohn Robert and Clara Schumann Brahms and Saint-Saëns.

Bach: Complete Organ Works Vol. 1 Preludes and Fugues I - with CD-ROM - ed. by David Schulenberg As close as possible to Bach In his ?Preludes and Fugues,? Johann Sebastian Bach made decisive contributions to the development of this genre tradition. The importance of this work group in his own organ oeuvre is confirmed by the many transmitted sources: hardly any autographs, but all the more copies. The genesis of the works and the question of versions associated with it are described at length in the introduction. In his new edition, editor David Schulenberg occasionally makes a new evaluation of the transmitted sources. To do so, he based himself as faithfully as possible on the manuscripts that can be traced back to Bach or to his circle. Here the American Bach expert generally chooses one source as his principal one. Divergences from other sources are documented in the Commentary. On the whole, the new Urtext edition sometimes also emends some long-cherished readings of ornaments, voice leading and notation. Also printed in Volume 1 is, for example, the early version of the C major Prelude BWV 545 as well as the inserted Trio movement of the three-movement version of this work. As with the previously published volumes, the CD-ROM enclosed in Volumes 1 and 2 contains dubious works and secondary versions for comparison with the principal versions. This time, the CD-ROMs are completely in German and English and feature the English version of the Commentary.

Wide selection of fine pieces, many difficult to find elsewhere. Included are harpsichord toccatas, Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother, Aria Variata 'alla Maniera Italiana' and the 6 Little Preludes, as well as many lesser-known compositions — over 40 in all.Content :Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911Toccata in D Major, BWV 912Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914Toccata in G Minor, BWV 915Toccata in G Major, BWV 916Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 895Fugue n A Major, from Prelude and Fugue, BWV 896Fugue in A Minor, BWV 897 (doubtful)Prelude and Fughetta in D Minor, BWV 899 (doubtful)Prelude and Fughetta in E Minor, BWV 900Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 905 (doubtful)Fantasia and Fughetta in B-flat Major, BWV 907 (doubtful)Fantasia and Fughetta in D Major, BWV 908 (doubtful)Concerto and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 909 (doubtful)Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 920 (doubtful)Fantasisa in C Minor, BWV Anh. 86 (incomplete)Prelude (Fantasia) in C Minor, BWV 921 (doubtful)Prelude in B Minor, BWV 923 (doubtful)Seven Little Preludes, BWV 924-930 (from the Clarvier-B?ein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)Six Little Preludes, BWV 933-938Five Preludes, BWV 939-943Fugue in A Minor, BWV 944Fugue in A Major, BWV 949 (doubtful)Fugue in B Minor on a Theme by Albinoni, BWV 951Fugue in C Major, BWV 952 (doubtful)Fugue in C Major, BWV 953 (from the Clavier-B?lein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)Fugue in B-flat Major, BWV 954 (arr. from J. A. Reincken's Hortus musicus)Fugue in B-flat Major, BWV 955 (arr.of an organ fugue by J. C. Erselius)Fugue in E Minor, BWV 956 (doubtful)Fugue in G Major, BWV 957 (doubtful)Fugue in A Minor, BWV 958Fugue in A Minor, BWV 959Fughetta in C Minor, BWV 961 (doubtful)Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat Major, BWV 998 (for lute or keyboard)Suite in A Minor, BWV 818Suite in E-flat Major, BWV 819Ouverture in F Major, BWV 820Suite in B-flat Major, BWV 821Suite in F Minor, BWV 823 (incomplete)Partie in A Major, BWV 832Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (for lute or keyboard)Partita in E Major, BWV 1006a (for lute or keyboard; arr. Of Violin Partita No. 3, BWV 1006)Sonata in D Major, BWV 963Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964 (arr. Of Violin Sonata No. 2, BWV 1003; doubtful)Sonata in A Minor, BWV 965 (arr. from Reincken's Hortus musicus)Sonata in C Major, BWV 966 (arr. from Violin Reinchken's Hortus musicus)Adagio in G Major, BWV 968 (arr. from Violin Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005; doubtful)Three Minuets, BWV 841-843 (from the Clavier-B?ein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)Aria variata alla maniera italiana [Air varied in the Italian manner], BWV 989 Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo [Capriccio on the departure of his most beloved brother], BWVCapriccio in E Major, BWV 993

Contents: Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Orgelfuge (arr. J.K. Mertz)/ Mauro Giuliani: Fughetta Op. 113/ Anton Diabelli: Deux Fugues Op. 46/ Napoléon Coste: Fugue (from Op. 21)/ Robert Schumann: Fugue (from Op. 68, arr. F. Tárrega); Fugueta (from Op. 126, arr. F. Tárrega)

Considéré par beaucoup comme le dernier représentant du classicisme viennois, Ludwig Van Beethoven, mort à 57 ans est un génie qui a composé quantité d'oeuvres dont Grand Fugue op. 134 (the composer's transcribed version) pour Piano 4 mains et Plus et plus particulièrement pour Piano 4 Mains. Ce sont les éditions Henle qui ont éditées cette oeuvre de Ludwig Van Beethoven. Il ne vous reste plus qu'à la jouer. / Piano 4 Mains / Chanson En Séparée

This volume reproduces all 25 of Bach's complete sets of preludes and fugues (i.e. compositions written as pairs), from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Organists and music lovers can enjoy Bach's beautiful compositions in one convenient edition — ideal for reading, study, and performance. Content : Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 531; BG XV, 81) Prelude and Fugue, D Major (BWV 532; BG XV, 88) Prelude and Fugue, E Minor (BWV 533; BG XV, 100) Prelude and Fugue, F Minor (BWV 534; BG XV, 104) Prelude and Fugue, G Minor (BWV 535; BG XV, 112) Prelude and Fugue, A Major (BWV 536; BG XV, 120) Prelude and Fugue, D Minor (BWV 539; BG XV, 148) Prelude and Fugue, G Major (BWV 541; BG XV, 169) Prelude and Fugue, A Minor (BWV 543; BG XV, 189) Prelude and Fugue, B Minor (BWV 544; BG XV, 199) Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 545; BG XV, 212) Prelude and Fugue, C Minor (BWV 546; BG XV, 218) Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 547; BG XV, 228) Prelude and Fugue, E Minor (BWV 548; BG XV, 236) Prelude and Fugue, C Minor (BWV 549; BG XXXVIII, 3) Prelude and Fugue, G Major (BWV 550; BG XXXVIII, 9) Prelude and Fugue, A Minor (BWV 551; BG XXXVIII, 17) Eight Short Preludes and Fugues (possibly spurious) 1. C Major (BWV 553; BG XXXVIII, 23) 2. D Minor (BWV 554; BG XXXVIII, 27) 3. E Minor (BWV 555; BG XXXVIII, 30) 4. F Major (BWV 556; BG XXXVIII, 33) 5. G Major (BWV 557; BG XXXVIII, 36) 6. G Minor (BWV 558; BG XXXVIII, 39) 7. A Minor (BWV 559; BG XXXVIII, 42) 8. B-flat Major (BWV 560; BG XXXVIII, 45)

24 Preludes and fugues. I always considered the fugue the most perfect and pure of all musical forms. The possibility to build an entire piece of music from only one main idea represented an intriguing challenge for composers from different times. With this work, which I consider as a whole, I wanted to pay homage to this old, and beloved, form. I tried to infuse it with my personal view, hoping to give a contemporary feeling, still respecting the traditional tonal sense of the keys. Each fugue is preceded by a prelude which is sometimes connected thematically. Following the greatest baroque model, Johann Sebastian Bach, I avoided giving metronome and dynamic indications for the fugues. However, for the preludes I provided tempo and a few dynamic indications, only when I felt it was necessary. Note on performance: if the preludes and fugues are performed individually, they should be under the title: Prelude and Fugue I; Prelude and Fugue II, etc. It is also possible to indicate the key of each piece.

Fugue No.1 from 36 Fugues for Piano (BA9541) The Czech composer Antonin Rejcha (also Anton Reicha 1770–1836) was famous as both an experimental composer and as a teacher and theorist. His “36 Fugues for Piano” testify to this experimentalism; they can be seen as a type of “Well-Tempered Piano of the new ages” basing the traditional Baroque fugue on radical new fundaments. The first edition of this unusual collection was produced in 1803 in Vienna by Reicha’s own publishing company “Au Magasin de l’Imprimerie chimique”. It included both a dedication poem to JosephHaydn and a comprehensive foreword in which Reicha identifies the characteristics of his compositional style. The second edition (Vienna 1805) included a short theoretical text “Über das neue Fugensystem” (“On the new fugal system”) in the form of a polemic reacting to his critics one of whom was Beethoven. Six fugues are based on the themes of other composers (Haydn Bach Mozart Scarlatti Frescobaldi Handel). The musical text (BA9541) is a corrected reprint of the edition by Václav Jan Sýkora from 1973 which itself was based on the referred to edition from 1805 as well as on the later edition by Tobias Haslinger (Vienna c. 1828). Works historically important to the development of the fugue. New foreword by Roman Dykast (Cz/Eng/Ger)

Half-leather binding-Facsimile of the autograph manuscript in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz.With a Commentary by Christoph Wolff and Martina Rebmann.Series: Documenta musicologica II/5090 pages of facsimile and 28 pages of Commentary (Eng/Ger).Half-leather binding.???The ???Well-Tempered Clavier??? is the Old Testament Beethoven's sonatas the New. We must believe in both.??? (Hans von B?low).The preludes and fugues of ???The Well-Tempered Clavier??? embrace an entire cosmos of compositional devices and musical characters the ???ne plus ultra??? of ???unity through diversity???. Here Bachnot only presented the sum total of keyboard artistry in his day but foresaw its future evolution. His treatment of the keys marked a turning point in music history.The autograph score originally a fair copy contains later revisions and alterations reflecting the composer at work.This new facsimile edition presents the manuscript in high-quality four-colour reproduction. Bach authority Christoph Wolff provides a Commentary to the work???s genesis and the characteristics of Bach???s handwriting.Martina Rebmann(Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) describes the subsequent history of the autograph.Barenreiter Facsimilie:The seal is used exclusively for facsimile editions published by B?renreiter which meet the highest demands in both scholarly and technical terms.The distinguishing features include:??? A facsimile in high-quality colour printing??? Scholarly commentary??? Attractive cover design

Poul Ruders' two Piano pieces Star Prelude And Love Fugue from 1990 expertly arranged for Saxophone Quartet by Jesper Nordin. Programme note Star Prelude and Love Fugue is the fruit of “a wonderful stay in Tokyo in March 1988” (the composer’s words). The two pieces were composed in February 1990 and they are dedicated to Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi who gave the premiere performance at the Lerchenborg Musikdage on 3 August 1990. The prelude is a fantasia on the prelude of Act Two of Poul Ruders’ opera Tycho (1986) about Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (which should explain thetitle). The theme of the  Love Fugueis taken from the opening bars of another earlier Ruders’ work namely the a cappella motet Charitas Nunquam Excidit (which is Latin for “love never ceases”). The following fugue is purged of the genre’s traditional gravitas as is already signalled by the expression mark 'Swinging'. Its initial eleven bars quote the motet but there after everything is newly composed. Per Erland Rasmussen 2001

10 Fugues For String Quartet Vol. 2-The idea for these arrangements came to me whilst listening to the Hagen Quartet's beautiful recording of the fugues that form part of Haydn's 'Sun Quartets' Op. 20. The spirit and influence of J.S. Bach in particular his Well Tempered Clavier Book II courses through these three miraculous Haydn fugues. Like the viol consort the string quartet suits this kind of composition (the fugue) with all four instruments sufficiently similar in character to each other to match the extraordinary unity and economy of the counterpoint. A string quartet playing Bach fugues is a good example of a harmonious relationship between form andcontent: just as there is a unifying principle behind the construction of the four string instruments so there is (usually) a single theme or subject that unifies the construction of a four-part fugue. Thus the form enacts the content telling you something about the text and message within. Apart from Haydn's and a handful of other composers' wondrous creations there's little fugal writing for string quartet at least in comparison with the abundance of other forms. This was another reason to make these arrangements. The quartet offers a melodic independence impossible to achieve on a single instrument. And I believe the technical and interpretative challenges posed by this repertoire – lightness of sound and rhythmic fluidity for example - will be very valuable to quartets seeking the holy grail: a unified sound. Perhaps the simplest and most compelling reason for this work is that I just love this music more than I can say. These dazzling pieces mostly fast bright and in major keys show Bach at his most playful funny and mischievous composing for an instrument rarely associated with these qualities. And so I'm very happy to offer string quartets these little know fugues written by my favourite composer - a violinist and violist himself but above all a master

For String Quartet Volume 1-The idea for these arrangements came to me whilst listening to the Hagen Quartet's beautiful recording of the fugues that form part of Haydn's 'Sun Quartets' Op. 20. The spirit and influence of J.S. Bach in particular his Well Tempered Clavier Book II courses through these three miraculous Haydn fugues. Like the viol consort the string quartet suits this kind of composition (the fugue) with all four instruments sufficiently similar in character to each other to match the extraordinary unity and economy of the counterpoint. A string quartet playing Bach fugues is a good example of a harmonious relationship between form andcontent: just as there is a unifying principle behind the construction of the four string instruments so there is (usually) a single theme or subject that unifies the construction of a four-part fugue. Thus the form enacts the content telling yousomething about the text and message within. Apart from Haydn's and a handful of other composers' wondrous creations there's little fugal writing for string quartet at least in comparison with the abundance of other forms. This was another reason to make these arrangements. The quartet offers a melodic independence impossible to achieve on a single instrument. And I believe the technical and interpretative challenges posed by this repertoire – lightness of sound and rhythmic fluidity for example - willbe very valuable to quartets seeking the holy grail: a unified sound. Perhaps the simplest and most compelling reason for this work is that I just love this music more than I can say. These dazzling pieces mostly fast bright and in major keys show Bach at his most playful funny and mischievous composing for an instrument rarely associated with these qualities. And so I'm very happy to offer string quartets these little know fugues written by my favourite composer - a violinist and violist himself but above all a