Bach Chaconne (2019)

Fishko Files | Dec 26, 2019

The holiday season brings out the best in Baroque music. One of the best of the best is Bach's remarkable Chaconne, whose story is told by WNYC's Sara Fishko in this Fishko Files classic from 2003.

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