The Toccata in E minor BWV914 by Bach is an enjoyable work. It is, however, shrouded in mystery about its origin. The main curiosity here is the origin of the concluding fugue. Large parts of …
Pianist Glenn Gould was born On 25 September 1932 in Toronto, Canada, and he died there on 4 October 1982. A celebrated pianist and prolific broadcaster, Glenn Gould was one of Canada’s most important cultural …
Sir Simon Rattle’s introduced violinist Veronika Eberle aged just 16 to a packed Salzburg Festpielhaus at the 2006 Salzburg Easter Festival, and brought her to international attention. She performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto. Key orchestra …
Pianist Emil Gilels (1916–1985) led the way to the West for the great post-war generation of classical performers from the Soviet Union. Before his amazing peers — pianist Sviatoslav Richter, violinist David Oistrakh and cellist …
The Art of Fugue reveals how J. S. Bach organized this amazing work. The theme, which is introduced in the first movement, is transformed and elaborated on in the same key in powerful and hypnotic …