The Art of Fugue

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  • Vivid joints Art  

    The Art of Fugue (Audio CD)
    To the other completely incorrect review (see comment) counter in the overall standings, here a correction: Rieger's Art of Fugue is very much alive and well worth listening to. Ornaments are used sparingly, the tempi (because of the choice of instru
  • Milestone of stereophonic and Bach interpretation  

    The Art of Fugue (Audio CD)
    Helmut Walchas recording of Bach's Art of Fugue on the Schnitger organ of Sint-Laurens-Kerk at Alkmaar in 1956 is the oldest stereo recording for Deutsche Grammophon ever and ever memorable as such. Walcha was famous for the audibility of his game, i