Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 998 by JS Bach, trans. Oscar Ghiglia | Tom Phillips

Here's my favorite movement from Bach's Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro in E-flat major (BWV 998). The piece was originally written for the lautenwerck, a keyboard instrument that was traditionally strung with gut and had a timbre very similar to a lute or classical guitar (actually, when I listen to recordings of it, I'm reminded of the "guitar" setting on electric pianos haha). According to Eliot Fisk, the inspiration for BWV 998 may have originated from a month-long visit that German lutenist Silvius Leopold Weiss paid to Bach in 1739. You can hear Professor Fisk's thoughts on this in the Tonebase video linked below.    • Did Bach Write ANY Lute Music?? || The Gre...   This transcription was written by the late Oscar Ghiglia (August 13, 1938 – March 3, 2024).