Tag: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major  Op. 110

  • PROGRAM NOTES: EVGENY KISSIN

    PROGRAM NOTES: EVGENY KISSIN

    Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor  BWV 565 (arr. Tausig) While keyboard transcription and political debate might at first blush seem to be radically different fields of endeavour, one justly famous incident on American television stands emblematic of the risks run, in both disciplines, for those who would engage in rhetorical posturing.…