🇩🇪Johann Sebastian Bach ： Fuge nach Reinken B-Dur BWV 954

This fugue, developed from a theme by Reinken, forms a contrapuntal texture as the subject is passed from voice to voice. Listening for the statements and answers of the subject, as well as changes in motion between them, makes the overall flow easier to follow. In performance, it is important to keep the voices balanced without allowing any of them to disappear, while giving the subject a slight emphasis whenever it returns. Careful fingering and articulation, together with a steady pulse, help balance the independence of each voice with natural breathing, allowing the music’s clear and poised progression to emerge.