Bach D minor Toccata and Fugue - Meantone organ

[gerardbedecarter]

Most interesting!

[sethgoldm]

Huge fan of the work you do on your channel but I think this isn't the right temperament. Ending chord sounds a little too dissonant I think. However, there were times it worked quite well, such as the big chords in the toccata (ie 00:29 ) where it resolves so nicely.

[latribe]

@sethgoldm Hi! Thanks for your great comment - really I'm encouraging experiment - one has to try things to find out. What was really rather interesting was the way in which the Toccata and the Fugue behaved differently - lending weight to the theory of two different composers. Apparently the Toccata was written originally for violin in A minor . . . Putting things through the extreme test of meantone is almost like a litmus test of musical chemistry! :-) And once again thanks for encouragement!