6 Fugues on B.A.C.H., Op.60 (Schumann, Robert)

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Fugue No.3 in G minor

For 4 Recorders (Olschewski)

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BachFan (2018/2/22)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1845 (7 April - 28 November).
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): N.Mus. Depos. 55
Am Ende einer jeden Fuge ist jeweils die Datierung vorhanden, p. 5: "d. 7ten April 45.", p. 8 "19 April 1845.", p. 10 "d. 21 September 1845.", p. 12 "d. 28sten September 1845.", p. 15 "d. 2ten October 1845.", p. 19 "Dresden den 28sten November 1845."
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Schissel (2011/4/23)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1848.
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Misc. Notes Later than 1845-6 composition date for work? -- Daverio confirms this date, -- this manuscript is perhaps of a revised edition, or has notations from rather later than composition was completed. Not sure... it is signed, fwiw.
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Fynnjamin (2011/6/27)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F. Whistling, n.d. Plate 410-16.
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Piupianissimo (2013/5/1)

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Caprotti (2009/2/28)

Editor Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Publisher. Info. Robert Schumanns Werke, Serie VIII: Fugen ĂĽber den Namen Bach fĂĽr Orgel
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1881. Plate R.S. 78.
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Tolentino (2009/7/11)

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Tolentino (2009/7/11)

Editor Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944)
Publisher. Info. Historical Organ-Recitals, Vol. IV
New York: G. Schirmer, 1919. Plate 28648.
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Pgfeller (2014/2/1)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

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Gaylon Babcock (2023/7/26)

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Fugue No.3 in G minor

For 4 Recorders (Olschewski)

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⇒ 4 more: Soprano Recorder • Alto Recorder • Tenor Recorder • Bass Recorder

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Arranger Maximilian Olschewski
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General Information

Work Title 6 Fugues on B.A.C.H. for organ or pedal-flugel
Alternative. Title Sechs Fugen ĂĽber den Namen BACH fĂĽr Orgel oder Pianoforte mit Pedal.
Composer Schumann, Robert
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.60
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRS 38
Key Various
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 fugues
No.1 in B-flat major
No.2 in B-flat major
No.3 in G minor
No.4 in B-flat major
No.5 in F major
No.6 in B-flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. Dresden, d. 26sten Sept. 1848 (Title page, manuscript)
1845 (manuscript dating of each fugue)
First Publication. 1847
Dedication Woldemar Bargiel
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation organ (or pedal piano)
Related Works List of compositions with the theme "B-A-C-H"
Extra Information According to Daverio (in his Robert Schumann: herald of a "new poetic age"), mostly composed in 1845 but polished and completed during early 1846.-Schissel
Urtext also printed by Peters with plate number 6182 (ca. 1880). No significant differences between it and the Breitkopf & Härtel edition above.