A cornerstone of Baroque keyboard literature, this B major pair from WTC Book II showcases Bach's mastery of counterpoint. The prelude radiates serenity with flowing arpeggios, while the fugue's four-voice architecture demonstrates mathematical precision blended with expressive harmony.
This work from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II demonstrates Bach's mastery of counterpoint, with a radiant prelude featuring flowing arpeggios and a rigorously constructed four-voice fugue showcasing combinatorial possibilities of the B major scale.
This B major prelude and fugue from Book II demonstrates Bach's mastery of counterpoint within the framework of well temperament. The prelude features flowing arpeggios, while the fugue develops a four-voice subject with intricate stretto entries, showcasing mathematical precision and expressive depth characteristic of late Baroque keyboard works.
This four-voice ricercar from Bach's seminal collection demonstrates contrapuntal mastery with its slow, widely spaced subject and animated countersubject. Composed to showcase equal temperament tuning, it allows modulation to all keys without acoustic compromises.
Part of Bach's monumental pedagogical work for keyboard, Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier (1742) contains 24 prelude-fugue pairs exploring all major and minor keys. The B major prelude features flowing sixteenth-note patterns, while the fugue is a vigorous four-voice composition showcasing Baroque counterpoint.
