Toccata and Fugue in F major (BWV 540) by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Ben Bloor on the 64 stop 1898 Henry (Father) Wills organ of Lincoln Cathedral in a live recital on Monday 16th September 2024, as part of the Grand Organ Festival Series 'Our World - God's Creation'.
0:00 - Toccata
8:52 - Fugue
The Toccata and Fugue in F major (BWV 540) is one of Bach’s longest organ compositions. Not much is known about the piece, but the one thing most scholars can agree on is that the two pieces were probably written separately at different times. Nevertheless, the fantasia-like writing of the toccata makes an agreeable contrast with the more sober (but still impressive) double fugue which follows.
Many thanks to Jeffrey Makinson for the invitation to play at Lincoln Cathedral, and James Newton for the audio files.
Ben Bloor is Organist at the London Oratory Church and School Organist at Westminster School.
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