{"product_id":"bach-j-s-toccatas","title":"Bach, J.S.: Toccatas","description":"Amazon.com\n\nA toccata--from the Italian word meaning \"to touch\"--was originally a glorified keyboard warm-up, in which scales and arpeggios were tossed off with improvisatory abandon. But as Angela Hewitt shows, Bach's youthful forays into this genre were finely wrought gems, masterpieces in miniature. This dazzling CD matches the extraordinarily high standards she has set herself in the complete keyboard Bach she is building up year by year. Her touch is springy and muscular, her pulse rock-steady; the more anarchic Bach's fancy becomes, the more rigorously she controls its expression. Taking her cue from the absence of autograph manuscripts, she puts these works into a satisfying running order, so we can savor them as we would at a recital. The liner notes are--as usual with this coruscating communicator--a performance in themselves. Musical commentary is seldom so fresh, or so illuminating for those who want to follow in her footsteps. And yes, she makes a brilliant case for the piano in Bach: in these 65 glorious minutes, there's not one dull moment. --Michael Church\n\nProduct description\n\nToccatas BWV 910 à 916 \/ Angela Hewitt, piano\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000069CVA\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000069CVA.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:J.S. Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach|Angela Hewitt\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41444848959546,"sku":"DBV.B000069CVA.G","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000069CVA-0.jpg?v=1780680931","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/bach-j-s-toccatas","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}