Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874 (from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2)…Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) The prelude is asymmetrically balanced and unusually long. The old-fashioned tone of fugue makes the theme intense. The prelude cuts across the major tones, synchronizing repeated alto, soprano, and tenor entities in the recitation. The prelude was first