In Bach's era, the pipe organ was one of the world's most technologically advanced instruments. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn ...
Tom Service explores fugues, trying his hand at Bach's Fugue in C minor from Book 1 of The Well-Tempered Clavier and getting tips from harpsichord player Mahan Esfahani. Show more Tom Service looks at ...
This spooky staple has long been associated with the horror genre, and was a go-to for scary films in the silent movie era. But what makes this work for the organ just so unsettling? Composed ...
The dark, deep sound of a solo viola takes on the role of a pipe organ, in an immensely beautiful and striking performance. The dramatic opening flourishes of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue are one ...
Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: no 1, Johann Sebastian Bach; Fugue in F minor Alessandro Scarlatti; Fugue for Organ in C major, BuxWV 174 "Gigue" Dietrich Buxtehude; Fugues or Voluntaries (6) for Organ ...
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