Title: An uninspired performance
Review: Walter Kraft's playing is technically advanced but unimaginative. Most pieces are just played along either too fast or too slowly, with virtually no climaxes. I was especially upset by his rendition of the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C (BWV 564). Adagio was ok, but Toccata sounded like a race just to get it over with. In the Fugue, whose very music commands it to be crystal-sharp and dance-like, the pedal registration was so heavy and muddy that it pulled the manuals down with it.I wouldn't recommend this CD to a serious music lover. However, it presents a good lesson in how to keep a steady tempo throughout a piece and could be useful as an educational tool.
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