Re: GG: Die Kunst der Fuge (revisited)

[Pat Zumstein <pzumst@bluewin.ch>]

> G'day f_miorers
>
> I don't listen to classical music during the summer, but yesterday I saw
> a copy of a japanese release of  GG's "Die Kunst der Fuge" (with the
> original cover!) at a local record store, so I thought that I could
> listen to my Sony release once again.......
> I think it is safe to say that this is one of GG's most underrated
> recordings (well, the critics gave him a hard time for this one, but
> critics don't count in the case of GG) and it is a      shame that GG
> never finished this project.
> GG's performance of parts of  KdF in the Montsagenon documentary
> (agology, haven't seen it in a while due to the fact that it's not
> available in Switzerland anymore) was absolutely mind-blowing!
>
> There are a lot of recordings of KdF available on the swiss/german
> market, but unfotrunetly CDs are quite expensive over here. ....I have
> been listening to quite a few recordings of KdF from several
> ensenbles.(at the local library) but
> to make a long sstory very short:
> Does anybody know  why GG suddenly stopped with  this project? He
> recorded a lot of Bach in the early 60s....and just because the criticts
> gave him a hard time........
>
> And most important: Could someone  pleasse reccommend a "reference
> recording" of KdF? (heard a few good things about the Keller Quartett)
>
> Have a good summer!
>
> Pat

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