Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60
Six fugues for organ (or pedal piano) on the musical motif B♭-A-C-B♮, composed during Schumann's intensive period of contrapuntal study in 1845. The set progresses from relatively simple two-voice textures to an imposing six-voice double fugue, representing Schumann's most ambitious engagement with Baroque polyphony.
Works in this Collection (6)
- Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 1, Op. 60 No. 1 Difficulty
- Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 2, Op. 60 No. 2 Difficulty
- Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 3, Op. 60 No. 3 Difficulty
- Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 4, Op. 60 No. 4 Difficulty
- Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 5, Op. 60 No. 5 Difficulty
- Fugue on B-A-C-H No. 6, Op. 60 No. 6 Difficulty