Astyle that relies upon counterpoint, or the interplay of two or more motifs, the fugue has captivated listenersfor centuries. Assembled by noted organ scholar and performer Rollin Smith, here is a sampling of the world's most magnificent fugues for organ from the genre's most gifted masters. This original collection features a vast repertoire of pieces from the fugue's heyday in the Baroque period, as well as other important eras. An essential compendium for musicians, music students and teachers.

BACH, Johann Sebastian  "Little" Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578

BEAUVARLET-CHARPENTIER, Jean-Jacques  Fugue in G Minor

BECKWITH, John Christmas  Fugue in C Minor

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van  Fugue in D Major

BEST, WT.   Concert Fugue on a Trumpet Fanfare

BRAHMS, Johannes Chorale Prelude and Fugue on "O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid"

BRUCKNER, Anton   Fugue in D Minor

BUXTEHUDE, Dieterich  Fugue in B-flat, Bux 176

CABEZON, Antonio de  Fuga a Cuatro

COUPERIN, Francois  Fugue on the Reed Stops

Fugue on the Trumpet

DANDRIEU, Jean-Francois  Fugue in G Minor

FAURE, Gabriel  Fugue in A Minor, Op. 84, No. 3

GLIERE, Reinhold   Fugue on a Russian Christmas Carol

GOUNOD, Charles   Postlude in Fugal Style on the First Notes of the Creed

"I Believe in One God"

GUILMANT, Alexandre  Elegy - Fugue, Op. 44, No. 2

HANDEL, Georg Frideric  Fugue in G Minor

HAUPT, August   Concert Fugue in C Major

KARG-ELERT, Sigfrid   Fughetta on "Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now,"

Op. 78, No. 9

KIRNBERGER, Johann Philipp  Fugue in D Minor

MARCHAND, Louis   Fugue in D Minor

MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus  Fugue in G Minor, K. 401

PACHELBEL, Johann   Fugue in D Major, "The Nightingale"

PARKER, Horatio   Fugue in E-flat, Op. 36, No. 3

PIERNE, Gabriel  Piece in Fugal Form, Op. 3

REGER, Max   Fugue on "America"

SCHUBERT, FRANZ  Fugue in E Minor, Op. Post. 152

VIERNE, Louis  Fugal Verset on "In exitu IsraEl"

WESLEY, Samuel  Fugue in D Major