Review by: David Vernier
That opening chorus!--a nearly 12-minute marvel of Klempererian engineering--of musical forces and Bach's complex yet perfect design--whose conception and extraordinary execution uniquely captures the profundity and power of Bach's music. That's what hooked me, at about age 13, my first...
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