Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (BWV 582) is an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Presumably composed early in Bach's career, it is one of his most important and well-known works, and an important influence on 19th and 20th century passacaglias: Robert Schumann described the variations of the passacaglia as "intertwined so ingeniously that one can never cease to be amazed."
| Date of composition | 1712 (1708-1712?) |
| First published | 1846 or earlier Hofmeister's Monatsbericht (1846), p.21 (pf4h arr.) in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Passacaglia |
| Tonality | C Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 582 |
| Approx. duration | 14 minutes |
| Instruments | Organ |
| Autotranslations beta |
Jean-Sébastien Bach: Passacaille en do mineur, BWV 582 Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia in do minore, BWV 582 Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia c-moll, BWV 582 |