Month: September 2013

Toccata in Em J.S.Bach (1685-1750) A ‘toccata’ is a free-style piece, usually on the showy side. Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor for organ is probably the most [in]famous, but he wrote many others. This morning’s toccata opens with a moody introduction, then a mysterious ‘fugue light’, then a dream-like improvisatory section. All of…