Donald Scarinci wrote:

>Which Art of Fugue do I get?

As Donald reminded us, he places high priority on excellent sound.  Well,
I don't pay any attention to 20/24 bits, but the following recordings,
imho, all possess fine sound or better:

Harpsichord - My favorite is Gilbert on Archiv.  Other fine versions
include Moroney on Harminia Mundi, Leonhardt on Vanguard, and Robert Hill
on Music & Arts.

Piano - Nikolayeva on Hyperion and MacGregor on Collins are the two best
I've heard.  Aldwell on Biddulph, Sokolov on Opus 111, and Koroliov on
Tacet are also good choices.

Ensembles - Three great ones:  Keller Quartet on ECM, Savall on Astree, and
Phantasm on Simax.

If Donald were to buy only two versions, I'd recommend the Gilbert and
MacGregor.

Don Satz
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