Sounds like Busoni got a few ideas from this work by Schumann, for his Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Very interesting ! ! ! Obviously Schumann was one of the 1st to try his hand a 'completing" or at least exploring what could be done with the B-A-C-H theme from the "unfinished" fugue in Bach's Art of Fugue.
Actually, you can find many accelerating fugues since Mendelssohn! His Op. 35 no. 1 is the first one that comes to mind, and the Organ Sonata no. 3 is another example I am very fond of. If I am not mistaken, this style of composition went hand in hand the "German" way of playing Bach, Buxtehude and other old masters, beginning in a slow tempo and subdued dynamics and culminating in a fiery fortissimo finale. On IMSLP, you can find a book of chorale preludes edited by Karl Straube, which is full of extravagant dynamics and articulation marks. From the "modern", "historically informed" point of view, it is absolutely terrible! I love it!
@@WonderingAndWanderingOrganist how fun! thanks, the Straube book reminds me of many such romanticized editions for piano, but of course organ has many more ways in which to make 'fff' sound deafening and overwhelming. interesting how tastes change, but its fun to hear a more adventurous interpretation from time to time.
00:02 - 1, Langsam
05:00 - 2, Lebhaft
09:47 - 3, Mit sanften Stimmen
13:01 - 4, Mässig, doch nicht zu langsam
16:51 - 5, Lebhaft
18:53 - 6, Mässig, nach und nach schneller
Awesome video!
Sounds like Busoni got a few ideas from this work by Schumann, for his Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Very interesting ! ! ! Obviously Schumann was one of the 1st to try his hand a 'completing" or at least exploring what could be done with the B-A-C-H theme from the "unfinished" fugue in Bach's Art of Fugue.
Intriguing work!
Thx for uploading
Reger wrote a great fugue on BACH, and it also keeps accelerating all through its run! I think he stole a gimmick from Schumann 😮
Actually, you can find many accelerating fugues since Mendelssohn! His Op. 35 no. 1 is the first one that comes to mind, and the Organ Sonata no. 3 is another example I am very fond of. If I am not mistaken, this style of composition went hand in hand the "German" way of playing Bach, Buxtehude and other old masters, beginning in a slow tempo and subdued dynamics and culminating in a fiery fortissimo finale. On IMSLP, you can find a book of chorale preludes edited by Karl Straube, which is full of extravagant dynamics and articulation marks. From the "modern", "historically informed" point of view, it is absolutely terrible! I love it!
@@WonderingAndWanderingOrganist how fun! thanks, the Straube book reminds me of many such romanticized editions for piano, but of course organ has many more ways in which to make 'fff' sound deafening and overwhelming. interesting how tastes change, but its fun to hear a more adventurous interpretation from time to time.
it's 4/2, why written common time