Re: GG: Art of Fugue

[Arin Murphy <la_murph@alcor.concordia.ca>]

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
	--------------

The absolute requirements of literary labour not unfrequently compel an 
irregular distribution of time, and with it irregular social and moral 
habits. (J.W. Kaye)