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    Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - rock classic?

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    16. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - rock classic?

    One of Bach's most enduring works, his Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, has been tackled by a huge range of pop musicians in recent years. From John Williams' fusion rock band Sky covering the piece to indie rock band Muse subtly turning the main melody into a guitar riff on their song 'Plug In Baby', it seems Bach's influence stretches far and wide…

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    Rediscovered Bach organ works performed for the first time in 300 years

    Rediscovered Bach organ works performed for the first time in 300 years

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    Everything you need to know about Víkingur Ólafsson – the Icelandic pianist who won a Grammy award for his recording of Bach's famous Goldberg Variations.

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    Yo-Yo Ma

    Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach’s beautiful prelude in newly renovated Notre Dame cathedral

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    Wallace and Gromit return.

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    Margarita Balanas playing bach in a hot air balloon.

    Cellist plays Bach solo in hot air balloon over breathtaking Kenyan landscape

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    When Paul McCartney asked an English trumpeter to play the painfully high ‘Penny Lane’ piccolo trumpet solo

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    Anna Lapwood played a Widor duet with a 9-year-old superfan on the world’s largest organ.

    Anna Lapwood duets with 9-year-old superfan on the world’s biggest organ

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    The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

    The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

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    Best symphonies: Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Florence Price

    The 15 greatest symphonies of all time

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    4 eras of classical music

    The 4 eras of classical music: a quick guide

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    A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

    The 25 greatest conductors of all time

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    Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

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