Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | 1972 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Olivier de Brunville | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2020 | Complete Score (with fingering and pedaling, tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
Russ Bartoli | 2018 | Complete Score · view Violin · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2014 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Hymnophon | 1889 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Carl Grüninger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Durand | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos | A.J. Gutmann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score (S.463) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Costallat | 1920 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
C.F. Kahnt | 1904 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fantasia | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (MUP) · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Recorder · view Alto Recorder · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 saxophones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Soprano Saxophone · view Alto Saxophone · view Tenor Saxophone · view Baritone Saxophone · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 4 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Guitar 3 · view Guitar 4 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Helmut Walcha (organ) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Helmut Walcha (organ) | — | Fantasia · file Fugue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Arthur Poister (organ) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | — | Fantasia · file Fuga · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fugue | For Mixed Chorus (Freistedt) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fugue | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Fugue | For 4 Guitars (Höger) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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