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hey-Hey!!!,
Who made the better Bach recordings of TaF? I can handle DVD-A, SACD and redbook, looking for 'what to look for' in this piece?
cheers,
Douglas
Friend, I would not hurt thee for the world...but thou art standing where I am about to shoot.
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Virgil Fox, "Bach Live At Fillmore East"
Thanks...one more reason to build a nice phonostage and get a rekkid player again.
cheers,
Douglas
Friend, I would not hurt thee for the world...but thou art standing where I am about to shoot.
Not exactly the same thing, but Fretwork's CD "The Art of the Fugue", on harmonium mundi is very nice.
E. Power Biggs. This is an old analog recording, but I keep coming back to it as the way Bach should be played.
Bob
Older recordings by Karl Richter and Helmut Walcha are fine.
"Probability is the very guide to life."---Cicero
I'd go with Helmut Walcha, too - the recording I have is on a 2 CD set which introduced me to several other wonderful Bach organ pieces on the second CD.
Obviously, what's being referred to is the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, though Bach did another Toccata and Fugue in E major
I'd think there'd be a huge number of candidates, because it seems that every single recording of Bach's organ music includes Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. As far as I'm concerned, it's been run into the ground, especially since it's been appropriated by every unimaginative horror pic there is. It's a shame, because on its own, it's a very lively and expressive piece.
There's another Toccata and Fugue in D minor--it's BWV 538, the so-called "Dorian" (from the key signature). It's a later work; the toccata is more like a Baroque concerto first movement, and the fugue shows Bach's mastery of counterpoint more than the more-famous toccata (BWV 565) does. As a player, I've found the "Dorian" more enjoyable to play.
… remains my favorite to date.
-=- Charlie F.
it has that on it made by pioneer.96/24 6 channel descrete.the only other bach I have is classics.its dvd audio & dts
dvd audio & multichannel sacds rule
NT
David Aiken
Michael Murray is good. His tempos tend to be "stately," but the Telarc recording, dating to the early 80s, is excellent.
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