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Re: GG: Art of Fugue
Just an interesting note, seeing as how Gould loved seperating the
musical lines in Bach's fugues etc: the Julliard String Quartet recorded
the Art of the Fugue, available as a double CD set from Sony. It's
remarkable - suddenly you can hear it in a much more defined way. Sure,
if you're a purist, you'll scream; but as an experiment I quite like it.
The fact that I'm a string player doesn't hurt either, I suppose.
But I'll definitely pick up Gould's edition once it's released! Can't
wait for the F-Minor discussions to start. Wonder how many of us will
grab it on the date of release and wear the disc out in three days?
Arin Murphy
Concordia University, Montreal
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