Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in D major ('Little'), BWV 532 (BC J13, 54, 70): Prelude
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in D major ('Little'), BWV 532 (BC J13, 54, 70): Fugue
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor ('Dorian'), BWV 538 (BC J38): Toccata
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor ('Dorian'), BWV 538 (BC J38): Fugue
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in F major, BWV 540 (BC J39, 55, 73): Toccata
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in F major, BWV 540 (BC J39, 55, 73): Fugue
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 564 (BC J36): Toccata
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 564 (BC J36): Adagio
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, for organ in C major, BWV 564 (BC J36): Fugue
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in E major, BWV 566 (BC J17): Prelude
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in E major, BWV 566 (BC J17): Fugue
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in E major, BWV 566 (BC J17): (Interlude)
Prelude and Fugue, for organ in E major, BWV 566 (BC J17): (Fugue)
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
Toccata for keyboard in G minor, BWV 915 (BC L148)
Toccata for keyboard in C minor, BWV 911 (BC L142)
Toccata for keyboard in D minor, BWV 913 (BC L144)
Toccata for keyboard in D major, BWV 912 (BC L143)
Toccata for keyboard in F sharp minor, BWV 910 (BC L146)
Toccata for keyboard in G major, BWV 916 (BC L147): [-]
Toccata for keyboard in G major, BWV 916 (BC L147): Adagio
Toccata for keyboard in G major, BWV 916 (BC L147): Allegro e presto
Toccata for keyboard in G major, BWV 916 (BC L147)
Toccata for keyboard in E minor, BWV 914 (BC L145, 163)
Toccata quasi Fantasia con Fuge, for organ in A major (by M. Rossi and/or H. Purcell, not JSB), BWV Anh .178
Among his early keyboard works, the Prelude, the Toccata, and the Fantasy represent a type of composition that allowed Johann Sebastian Bach to approach the limits of keyboard playing outside a strict formal framework. Thi... more »s recording by Léon Berben displays, in an impressive manner, the virtuosity that liberation from form allows. The early keyboard toccatas are some of the most mysterious and most fascinating of Bach's works--they don't exhibit any of the characteristics of his later, more mature compositions.« less
Among his early keyboard works, the Prelude, the Toccata, and the Fantasy represent a type of composition that allowed Johann Sebastian Bach to approach the limits of keyboard playing outside a strict formal framework. This recording by Léon Berben displays, in an impressive manner, the virtuosity that liberation from form allows. The early keyboard toccatas are some of the most mysterious and most fascinating of Bach's works--they don't exhibit any of the characteristics of his later, more mature compositions.