Composition: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 552 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major |
| Alternative title | St. Anne |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 552 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1739 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Preludes, Fugues, Studies |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Praeludium | — | — | — |
| 2. Fuge | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Arnold Schoenberg |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | violin, viola, cello and double bass | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Complete | violin, viola, cello and piano | Uwe Prochnow |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Xaver Gleichauf |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Max Reger |
| view | Complete | piano | Ferruccio Busoni |
| view | Complete | piano | Max Reger |
| view | Prelude | orchestra | Bernhard Scholz |
| view | Prelude | piano | Leonard Borwick |
| view | Fugue | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello | Amnon Shaham |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (published in ''Clavier-Übung III'') · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Evgeniy E. Moshkin | 2021 | Complete Score (with fingering and pedaling, tempo indication) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Prelude only (alternative scan) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Novello | — | 2. Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Universal Edition | 1929 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola, cello and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola, cello and piano |
Uwe Prochnow | 2022 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for orchestra |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude | Arrangement for piano |
Augener | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fugue | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Peter van der Zwaag (organ) | 1. Praeludium · file 2. Fuge · file |
| view | Synthesized | Evgeniy E. Moshkin (organ) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Marcel Dupré (organ) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | 2. Fugue · file |
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