The immortal nature of Bach's music and the loftiness of his thinking are amply illustrated by the visionaru works he produces in the final stages of his creative life. A year before his death, his creative powers were quite undimished, although he had lost his sight. nevertheless, he left the Art of Fugue unfinished and gave no information about the instrument upon which it shoul be performed. Everyhting points however to its having been intended for the keyboard. In Bach's hands, this practical textbook is transformed into a poem entirely imbued with mystery and pure beauty. On the threshold of eternity, the great master who was born in a century of beauty and submission to divine law, produced a work of transcendental quality. (Naïve Records) ==================================== Works on This Recording 1. The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 by Johann Sebastian Bach ■ Performer: Grigory Sokolov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: circa 1745-1750; Leipzig, Germany ■ Date of Recording: 1982 ■ Venue: Gramzapis Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia ■ Length: 89 Minutes 48 Secs. 2. Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826 by Johann Sebastian Bach ■ Performer: Grigory Sokolov (Piano) ■ Period: Baroque ■ Written: 1726-1731; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 1982 ■ Venue: Gramzapis Studio, St. Petersburg, Russia ■ Length: 20 Minutes 24 Secs.