Fugue anyone?

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While writing this, my CD player plays the fugue from Bach's "Chromatic" Fantasy and Fugue in d minor (BWV 903) - a piece I absolutely adore. Which brings me to my questions: are any of you particularly interested in fugal music? And: do you think heightened interest in fugal music is a typical aspie thing - the fugue (and the canon) being the most structured form of music?

I sure am kind of addicted to Bach's fugues - it wouldn't be all that hard on me if that was the only music I was allowed to hear for a very long time. One thing I particularly enjoy: spending an entire evening listening to the Art of Fugue over and over again. Also, letting my CD player play the fugues of the Well-Tempered Clavier in sequence. But of course there are lots of other composers who wrote beautiful fugues (listen f.e. to the fugal section in Beethoven's 3rd Symphony, 2nd movement). And there's much lovely music that isn't all fugue (like Bach's cantatas).

I like Bach's fugues. They have a great sound.

Tim

Ya im definately into Those are the only songs I can remember from the piano lessons I had as a kid. Dadadaaaadadadadadummm da da da da... I classic out to that stuff all the time.

The sad part about this is that I think that I know to which piece you're referring despite the lack of pitch and inspecificity of rhythm. Toccata und Fuge in d-moll, gell?

I think so. Simply divine.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zd_oIFy1mxM[/youtube]

Not Karl Richter. You have to listen to Helmut Walcha.