Felix Mendelssohn › Op37
3 Preludes and Fugues
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3b. Fugue in D minor · 0.06 MB, 5 pp. · IMSLP #319505
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Historical context
The 3 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 37, emerged from a period of creative activity spanning two different cities. The composition of Fugue No. 2 in G major took place in Leipzig in 1836, a detail noted in “the book” from that year. The remaining elements of the set were completed the following year. According to “the book” from 1837, the three preludes and Fugue No. 1 were composed in Speyer. This indicates a concentrated effort across these locations, bringing the collection to its completion.
Drawn from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Paul, 1812-1874; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Karl, 1838-1897; Rietz, Julius, 1812-1877, Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from 1833 to 1847 (1863) — public domain, archive.org.