tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post8492937932624927472..comments2024-01-02T23:22:21.430-05:00Comments on The Guild Review: Music & CatharsisAaron Lindermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15992073027586818751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573015459789360915.post-39006045436678143842010-01-16T11:03:59.007-05:002010-01-16T11:03:59.007-05:00Rebecca West, in "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon,...Rebecca West, in "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon," gives a very good description of a Bach motet that says more in one sentence than I was able to say here in several paragraphs about the passacaglia and fugue:<br />"[Constantine] played a majestic motet by Bach, which recognizes the fact of tragedy and examines it in light of an intuitive certainty that the universe will ultimately be found to be reasonable." ("Croatia"; "Zagreb VII")Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825489013036249581noreply@blogger.com