Bach, Fugue in C-sharp minor (BWV 849, Phantasm Viol Consort) ©
J. S. Bach's 5-voice fugue in C-sharp minor, from the first book of the Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 849), performed by the Phantasm Viol Consort, with an animated graphical score.
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Q: What can you tell me about the symbolism of this piece?
A: Very little, I'm sorry to say. The main subject has a form which has long been considered as representing a cross (in this piece and others, by lots of people), but the connection of the two countersubjects to a crown of thorns and nails being hammered is, as far as I know, just modern speculation and not something we know Bach had in mind. I learned about it when YouTube viewer Apurion mentioned it in response to the first version of the video ...
• Bach, Fugue in C-sharp minor (BWV 849, Pha...
... and since it seemed both plausible and apt, I made a second version incorporating it ...
• Bach, Crucifix, Crown of Thorns, and Pound...
... and a third version with the main subject highlighted a little more ...
• Bach, Fugue in C-sharp minor (BWV 849)
If you know of any documentation of this, please let me know.
Q: Where can I hear more Bach performed by this ensemble?
A: Here:
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