Episode Synopsis "Imaginary beauties and a snappy dog"

Bach’s Toccata in F-sharp minor BWV 910 Bach’s F-sharp minor Toccata is a weird instance of an already somewhat weird genre. Even the key of F-sharp minor is unusual; 18th and 19th theorists who believe in Tonartencharakteristik categorise it as somewhat sinister, gloomy and melancholy. The most vivid characterisation is that by Daniel Schubart, extravagantly […] The post Imaginary beauties and a snappy dog appeared first on Lodewijk Muns.

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