In Bach's era, the pipe organ was one of the world's most technologically advanced instruments. Stefano Bianchetti/Corbis via Getty Images Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn ...

The dark, deep sound of a solo viola takes on the role of a pipe organ, in an immensely beautiful and striking performance. The dramatic opening flourishes of Bach’s D minor Toccata and Fugue are one ...

Imagine a grand house on a hill, after dark on an autumn night. As the door opens, an organ pierces through the thick silence and echoes through the cavernous halls. The tune that comes to many minds ...