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Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537

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in 1901. They met in 1920, eager to heal the rift caused by the First World War. At the meeting, Elgar proposed that they orchestrate this work by Bach. Strauss would orchestrate the Fantasia and Elgar would work on the Fugue. Elgar completed his section in the spring of 1921, but Strauss never
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is about eight minutes; the fantasia is written in 6/4 time, while the fugue is in 2/2. The fantasia of the piece is quite lush and very ornate, consisting of two unequal halves that both feature the same two basic musical ideas, an imitative
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During his life, Bach had two tenures in Weimar, then a town with a population of only about 5000, but possessing a strong cultural tradition. His second tenure began in 1708, when he left a post as a church organist in
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During his period in Weimar his fame as an organist grew, and he was visited by students of the organ to hear him play and to try to learn from his technique.
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kept his part of the agreement. Elgar proceeded to orchestrate the Fantasia as well, and the final combined orchestration was first performed in the 1922
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major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, Chorale preludes, BWV 669–689, Duets, BWV 802–805
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The piece appeared in 1867 in the first complete edition of the composer's works, the
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tune, and a leaping eighth-note form, which is also in imitation, initiated by the
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Canonic Variations on "Vom Himmel hoch da komm' ich her", BWV 769
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to serve as an organist in the chapel of Weimar's ruling duke,
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organ
Johann Sebastian Bach
Weimar

MĂĽhlhausen
Wilhelm Ernst
OrgelbĂĽchlein
concerto transcriptions
fugue
dotted-rhythm
pedals
cadenza
Bach-Gesellschaft-Ausgabe
Wilhelm Rust
Edward Elgar
Richard Strauss
The Dream of Gerontius
DĂĽsseldorf
Three Choirs Festival
Gloucester


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