Bach - Toccata and fugue in D minor BWV 538 - Van Doeselaar | Netherlands Bach Society

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Don’t be ashamed to listen to this Toccata and fugue in D minor, performed by Leo van Doeselaar for All of Bach, a second time, as it is extremely complex music that is difficult to take in all at once. Yet the key here is frugality, as Bach manages to spin out a few simple motifs over two breathtaking constructions. And although the movements of this ‘power couple’ were probably not written at the same time, they fit together perfectly.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on June 23rd 2013 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

For the interview with organist Leo van Doeselaar on the Toccata in D minor go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3v_1Qk1lKo
For the interview with organist Leo van Doeselaar on Fugue in D minor go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXWeMN_aA8
For more information on BWV 538 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-538/

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Leo van Doeselaar, organist
Organ: Christian Müller, 1734