{"product_id":"the-bach-gamut-live","title":"The Bach Gamut (Live)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eBACH \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003eFantasia and Fugue in g, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eBWV 542. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eSheep May Safely Graze. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003eToccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eBWV 564. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eSt. Matthew Passion:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Finale. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003ePrelude and Fugue in a, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eBWV 543. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eAir on a G String. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003ePrelude and Fugue in D, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eBWV 532. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eI Call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Virgil Fox (org) \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e REFERENCE 107 (66:19) Live: San Francisco 9\/1976 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eFrom Professor Keith Johnson, the man committed to producing state-of-the-art vinyl recordings, who once claimed his company would never succumb to the siren call of CDs, comes this 24-bit HDCD transfer of a live recital given by Virgil Fox on the Ruffatti pipe organ and the Rodgers “Royal V” touring organ in San Francisco’s St. Mary’s Cathedral. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eVirgil Fox remains a controversial figure in serious organ circles. Often looked upon as the Liberace of organists, Fox was noted for his flamboyant style and an approach to his craft that often put theatrics above respect for the composers whose music he played. The story, quite possibly apocryphal, is told of a visit Fox paid to the Wurlitzer electric organ factory. VIP that he was, he was conducted on a tour of the facility by the president of the company himself. At tour’s end, Fox was escorted into a sealed, temperature-controlled room that contained a pipe from an actual pipe organ. The president proudly announced that the pipe was used as a standard against which Wurlitzer’s organs were measured. To which Fox replied, “Fancy that, a real organ pipe in an electric organ factory! That’s like finding bird poop in a cuckoo clock!” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eNot that Fox ever showed much discernment for the instruments he played on. His was a phenomenal technique often wedded in equal proportion to excess and lack of taste. His last years in particular, devoted to his “Heavy Organ” concerts and psychedelic light shows, were especially sad; though in his defense it could be said that he exposed many young people of that generation (the late 1960s and early 1970s)—even if it was through a haze of pot smoke—to the world of classical music. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eThis will not be a CD for those who take a serious view of the organ in general or of Bach’s masterpieces for the instrument in particular. But no one can take away from Fox his virtuosity or his showmanship. Nor can anyone take away from this recording its astonishing presence and stunning sound. For an organ spectacular to impress friends and alienate neighbors, recommended. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: Jerry Dubins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reference Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49606513459480,"sku":"030911110727","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/932151.jpg?v=1777627069","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/the-bach-gamut-live","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}