Die Kunst Der Fugue

Pipe Organ (Performer, Composer), Mehmet Okonsar (Performer), J. S. BACH (Performer, Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Pipe Organ, Mehmet Okonsar, J. S. BACH
• Orchestra: J. S. BACH
• Composer: Pipe Organ
• Audio CD (September 1, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CDBY
• ASIN: B00005MPQB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,098 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Reading, August 15, 2001

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Robert E. Welcyng (Anchorage, AK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Die Kunst Der Fugue (Audio CD)

I particularly appreciated the clarity of Mehmet Okonsar's recording of J. S. Bach's The Art of the Fugue. The rich voices of baroque organ and harpsichord beautifully complement Bach's demonstration of fugal writing. Mr. Okonsar performs the difficult and abstruse with apparent masterful ease. He has produced a recording of emotional beauty.

The CD is unusual in that it also carries a wealth of information for the serious student of J. S. Bach. In addition to the audio recordings, a CD-ROM data section, which I accessed on my computer, provides informative articles such as one by Dr. Timothy A. Smith, an "Introduction to the Art of Fugue." MIDI files of all recorded pieces are included. I enjoyed playing the pieces on a synthesizer and experimenting with the instrumentation of the work.