Description
This G minor fantasia has a strongly improvisatory character, reflecting the creative energy of a young Bach. Free-flowing development and rapid passagework appear one after another, with a spirit unbound by strict form. At just over eight minutes with more than 5,400 notes, its dense writing demands both stamina and an improvisatory sense of narrative from advanced players.
Piano works with a free, improvisatory character, ranging from Bach to Chopin and Beethoven, each shaped by imaginative, fantasy-like ideas.
About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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