A wonderful new post at Slate magazine about a new solo piano recording of Bach’s Art of the Fugue. Performing these monumental and complex fugues on solo piano is quite an accomplishment in itself — it’s usually done by organists or even arranged for larger ensembles — but this recording is catching quite a bit of attention because of the beautiful performances. And there are references to performances of one of my favorite fugues from this collection (#9, a double fugue) by the Swingle Singers, who were one of my introductions to classical music.

Enjoy!