The latter fugue is a fine specimen of the many Bach fugues that are first-rate works wrought from an unpromising theme. Bach disproved the maxim, Ex nihilo nihil fit. Mrs. Pardue's concert was ...

J.S Bach was the master. His best fugues seem to show us not just the soul of the composer, but a glimpse into the very wheels of creation too. Three of my favourites are the five-part Fugue in Eb ...

In a lesser composer's hands, this might have sounded a bit mathematical, mechanical and boring – but not with Bach! This is especially evident in the Toccata and Fugue in D minor. It's written ...