Bach, Fugue (from Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-flat major BWV 998)

[@mensah-j]

Never even picked up on the entry at 4:30. Genius

[@smalin]

That's the best-hidden one. It falls into place when you realize that it's the entrance of the first voice at the beginning of the da capo, the transition from the running passages back to the calmer opening.

[@allthumbs3792]

Your videos are a delight to the musician of course but I've shown non 'classical music' enthusiasts the structure via your videos and they begin to appreciate the art of this music. Many thanks for your tireless and incredibly creative work. ❤

[@pianobern69]

All Bach fugues in E-Flat Major are so beautiful and have an almost melancholic/nostalgic sense of finality

[@pablograndelopez]

Wonderful. Thank you Stephen, and Colin… what a playing and sound. The due is great… but the prelude… man… the prelude… is a door to the infinity where only Bach has achieved to get us to

[@colinbooth2421]

nice to have a response! Thanks.

[@pianobern69]

The prelude is indeed the highlight of this piece for me for sure. The very similar Prelude No. 7 from the WTC Book 2 is also equally great

[@konradswart4069]

I don't know why, exactly. But for one reason or another I found this video _absolutely fascinating!_ I just _couldn't stop watching!_ _Such a fascination collection of animation elements, all fused into one integration, all showing the structure(s) of this fugue!_

[@leonhardeuler6811]

The repeating notes on 1:50 is amazing

[@leonhardeuler6811]

from here (3:52) on is basically a verbatim quotation of his F minor prelude book 2 after the first repeat (a flat major) 4:06 is too

[@herrickinman9303]

It's called a sigh motif.

[@leonhardeuler6811]

@@herrickinman9303 Yes, but the harmony is the same as well

[@sytzezeijlmaker3945]

The line theme in the second section is closely related to the main fugue subject: The first four notes have the same shape, just double speed and slightly different intervals. The 4 rising notes of the main fugue subject are contained in the top part of the zig-zag wedge shape.

[@p07a]

Love this fugue. This version reminds me of the StateFarm logo haha.

[@xavieramaya8388]

Bwv 528 please

[@smalin]

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[@jonnsmusich]

And to think that this Bach guy didn't take a single musicology course...Just sort of figured it out for himself...

[@smalin]

Your comment is so far from reality that even though I suspect it's meant as a joke, I have to respond. J. S. was born into a family of composers. His father taught him music theory and violin, and after his father died, his brother continued his musical education (including keyboard playing). He studied the music of other composers (both current and past), and read books on music theory and composition (like Fux). He's about as far from "figured it out for himself" as you can get.

[@herrickinman9303]

@@smalinIn his youth, Bach also received musical training in a Latin school, as did Haendel, Telemann and Bach's own sons. The St. Thomas School in Leipzig is a famous example of a Latin school.

[@smalin]

@@herrickinman9303yes, exactly

[@fuge90]

BWV 911 Please