Speaking of music, I promised

Speaking of music, I promised that I would run some of my newspaper cd reviews a bit after publication in the papers. I will make good on that, in fact, I will do one better: since the newspaper runs capsule reviews, I am expanding them out to give the reader an even better idea of the record, as well as some ruminations on the theory and history of the records (This Keiholtz really is a music geek, ain't he?). So, give me a few days and my full review of Dino Saluzzi's latest will come out.

And on music, I was thinking more of this question of meeting Bach. I think I would rather just listen to him improvise at the organ. Let's face it: questions on counterpoint have been extensively dealt with, Bach's harmonies are understood by anyone with a couple of years of theory, child rearing advice would be good (he had 24 after all) but perhaps outdated, and the questions of performance practice would be quickly resolved by hearing the music played. I still think I would rather spend the time with Scarlatti, but that is because of a specific interest in Scarlatti's harpsichord music. All of this Bach talk has made me pull out The Art of the Fugue, which I have not listened to in a couple of years. Wonderful stuff.