Please recommend the best recording of this please.

[k99_64]

J.S BACH

Toccata & Fugue in d minor.

(with album cover img if possible please.)

Once I have this I answer the door to my apartment with a cape on.

Thanking you in advance.

[Diapason]

Can open. Worms everywhere! :)

Try this. Maybe not the best, but thoroughly solid, and easy to get your hands on. Have a listen here and see what you think.

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA66434

[Ciaran]

I like Kay Johannsen on Haenssler Classic



Great sound as well as performance!

(While the worms are out, we might mention that there is a persuasive argument that BV 565 is not by Bach and wasn't originally an organ piece. Enjoy it anyway!!)

[Diapason]

Another suggestion:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bach-Organ-Work ... 886&sr=1-9



It's a *little* more ponderous, but the organ rocks. Of course, if you're just looking for a complete noise-fest of utter vulgarama (rather than something at the cutting edge of historically informed performance practice), you could consider:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bach-Organ-Blas ... 385&sr=1-3



You can find a sample here:http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.a ... =classical

(While the worms are out, we might mention that there is a persuasive argument that BV 565 is not by Bach and wasn't originally an organ piece. Enjoy it anyway!!)

Scholarship aside, my gut used to say "it's Bach" but now it doesn't. In any case, I don't care! It may be the most recorded piece of organ music in the history of the world, but I still can't help but love it.

[DaveF]

this is the best version ;-) Might wanna look away now Ciaran. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nWs6lh ... re=related

[Diapason]

Dave, that's a cracking link. LOVE IT!

It actually brings up an interesting point. One modern theory is that this piece was originally for violin, and the fact that so much of it translates so well to the guitar as shown above suggests a certain amount of merit for this theory.

See? We can still make it nerdy, even if it rocks.

[DaveF]

many of his other videos posted are pretty good too. Some other classical reworkings there as well as the Bach one.

[fergus]

this is the best version ;-) Might wanna look away now Ciaran. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nWs6lh ... re=related

Super stuff Dave....great find!

[Ciaran]

this is the best version ;-) Might wanna look away now Ciaran. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nWs6lh ... re=related

Good God!! I feel sullied! Blechhhhh! :X

It actually brings up an interesting point. One modern theory is that this piece was originally for violin, and the fact that so much of it translates so well to the guitar as shown above suggests a certain amount of merit for this theory.

That point did strike me too (as I was reaching for the sick bag)!

[Ivor]

I'm going to sit beside Ciaran on this one... that distorted metal sound just doesn't work me (never did if I'm honest). I've always assumed it was an organ piece and preferred it played on an organ... I even used to throwin a snippet or two back in days I played keyboards in Punk bands.