Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude (Fantasia) and Fugue in G minor |
| Alternative title | "The Great" |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 542 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1838 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 600 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Fantasias, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
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| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Peter Mash |
| View | Complete | violin, viola and cello | Russ Bartoli |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Richard Burmeister |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Isidor Philipp |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | — |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Xaver Gleichauf |
| View | Complete | piano | Joonatan Jokela |
| View | Complete | piano | Franz Liszt |
| View | Complete | piano | — |
| View | Complete | piano | Tivadar Szántó |
| View | Complete | piano | Gino Tagliapietra |
| View | Fantasia | 2 guitars | Joonatan Jokela |
| View | Fugue | orchestra | John Howard |
| View | Fugue | mixed chorus | Bernd Freistedt |
| View | Fugue | 4 recorders | Maximilian Olschewski |
| View | Fugue | 4 saxophones | André Papillon |
| View | Fugue | 4 guitars | Anton Höger |
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Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin, organ | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | — | Helmut Walcha, organ | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | — | Helmut Walcha, organ | — | Fantasia Fugue |
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| View | — | Arthur Poister, organ | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | MIDI | Complete | — | Fantasia Fuga |
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| View | MIDI | Fugue | For Mixed Chorus (Freistedt) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Fugue | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized Performance | |
| View | Synthesized | Fugue | For 4 Guitars (Höger) | Synthesized Performance |
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