🇩🇪Felix Mendelssohn ： 6 Preludes and Fugue No.6 in B-Dur MWV U Op.35-6

Pairing a prelude with a fugue as a connected whole, this work invites the listener to appreciate both lyrical phrasing and the intensity of its contrapuntal writing. In the prelude, it is important to bring out the principal line from the fluid interplay of several voices. In the following fugue, the subject passes from one voice to another, moving the music forward as the entries overlap. The clarity of each entry, balanced with a sound that does not become overly rigid, is a central point of interest. Maintaining the flow from prelude to fugue, using the pedal sparingly, and carefully defining the subject and its dialogue allow the richness of the texture to emerge.