At LAST… a performance of the Wedge that does not drag, and is spirited and fiery! I could’ve wished for a few more manual changes, but he gets the crucial fireworks in the development section of the monster (sonata allegro form!) fugue right! As I said in Thrice Great Hermetica and the Janus Age, the nickname “wedge” is NOT appropriate to the fugue, but typical of the tendency to forget the role of Affektenlehre in Bach’s works…a more appropriate nickname would be “St. Michael’s Arrows and the Serpent’s coils…” This is a good performance because you can watch the monster being played by an organist who is “into” the piece…
