Bach Prelude and fugue in E minor BWV 548 Smits, Netherlands Bach Society

The Prelude and fugue in E minor, performed by Reitze Smits for All of Bach, one of the longest and most complicated organ works by Bach. It dates from his Leipzig period and is especially highly valued by lovers and connoisseurs of Bachs organ music. Maarten t Hart describes the prelude as a forerunner of the lament of the wounded Amfortas in Wagners Parsifal, and thinks the fugue is bewildering, while the nineteenthcentury Bach researcher Spitta even refers to it as a twopart symphony. Recorded for the project All of Bach on September 16th 2014 at St Jacob s Church, Leeuwarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with organist Reitze Smits on the Prelude and fugue in e minor go to For more information on BWV 548 and this production go to All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands B