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This prelude and fugue from The Well-Tempered Clavier showcases Bach's mastery of counterpoint, with the fugue featuring a four-voice structure and intricate thematic development. The prelude’s flowing arpeggios contrast with the fugue’s rigorous polyphony, exemplifying Baroque keyboard artistry.

This work exemplifies Bach's contrapuntal genius, balancing technical rigor and expressive depth in the Well-Tempered Clavier's second book.

This prelude and fugue in A-flat major is part of Bach's seminal collection "The Well-Tempered Clavier," which explores all 24 major and minor keys. Composed during his Leipzig period, it showcases Bach's contrapuntal genius with a four-voice fugue built on a chromatic subject, demonstrating the expressive possibilities of equal temperament tuning.