Who's behind the notes? Discover Johann Sebastian Bach: Master of Baroque Music
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 894, is a work by Johann Sebastian Bach, likely composed during his Weimar period. While not part of the Well-Tempered Clavier, it shares its pedagogical purpose and contrapuntal brilliance. The substantial prelude features intricate thematic development, followed by a complex and ecstatic fugue that showcases Bach's absolute mastery of counterpoint.