Hi all,I'm looking to do a themed recital, in which all pieces contain a fugue.I'm interested to hear about sonatas containing a fugue, or variations with a fugue - or any kind of piece really!Something about 20-30 mins in length.I've got some ideas already, but don't hold back your suggestions!Thanks
will ping this as able, but immediately David Diamond's super cool piano sonata No 1 came to mind before i finished reading the post. the work is dedicated to Rosalyn Turek (first lady of Bach and one the greatest interpreters of his music of all time). The first movement is a massive Andante, molto espressivo (tempo primo) - Allegro, molto appassionato (tempo secundo) - Fuga - C, almost 16 minutes long.3rd movement is a double fugue w coda
Bach Toccatas I like BWV 911 the best followed by a close BWV 914. BWV 911 has two fugues. BWV 914 has one.However, the Toccatas are only 10-15 minutes each.You can also do Beethoven's Variations and a Fugue Op.35. There are 15 variations. This piece is about 18-20 minutes long.
I generally do not care for Reger, but his Telemann variations blow me away. Played by Bolet of course. Hamelin is at his boring worst with this piece.Thal
Programme perhaps being:A short piece (5 mins) by Beethoven or SchubertFranck: Prelude choral and fugueProkofiev: Sonata no 7OrBach: BWV 911Franck: Prelude choral and fugueProkofiev: Sonata no 3 / Scriabin: Sonata no 5
Fantastic! This Franck work is perhaps one of the greatest in the 19th century piano literature.
True!But if one wants something easier, then there's this (originally for organ, but there are several transcriptions available):