Jan 2, 2013
Bach, J.S.: Well-Tempered Clavier II Fugue VIII in D-sharp Minor, BWV 877
This is the kind of piece that requires you to slow down your heart rate in order to comprehend it… something I'm not particularly good at, but it was a worthwhile exercise! The long, introspective subject says a thousand things at once. Listen for chromaticism that is positively air-curling and completely marvelous. Truly one of the great, epic 4-voice fugues of the WTC.