Bach - Prelude and fugue in C minor BWV 549 - Koopman | Netherlands Bach Society

A prelude and fugue – recorded here for All of Bach with Ton Koopman – by the young Bach. The pieces can be dated to around 1705-6 and show how Bach practices and plays with the complexity of counterpoint and its rules, and breaking those rules. The prelude, in particular, is all about leg work. A virtuoso pedal solo introduces a questioning motif, on which Bach elaborates in the manuals. For more information on BWV 549 and credits of this production go to For the interview with Ton Koopman on the Hildebrandt organ in Naumburg go to For more information on the Hildebrandt organ please visit Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 13th 2020 at Stadtkirche St Wenzel, Naumburg, Germany. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating This recording was made with support of dr. Edgar von Hinüber, St. Ingbert, Germany. All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of Bach’s works and share them online with the world for free. Visit our online treasury for more videos and background material on For concert dates and tickets go to Ton Koopman, organist Organ: Zacharias Hildebrandt, 1746