mefi quote, no. 20

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There is a theory that this piece was written by Bach as a worst case test piece for an organ.
posted by eriko at 5:20 AM PST on November 2

Played correctly, this part is amazingly difficult, but of course he forgot how he was supposed to play it, so played it without crossing his hands, increasing the degree of difficulty through the roof.
posted by coriolisdave at 5:24 PM PST on November 2

(Some eras are inherently tidy.)

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