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Re: All of Bach

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Post by bane »

And to think, his music was almost forgotten. It wasn't until Mendelssohn almost single handedly revived his music nearly a hundred years after Bach's death. A surprising number of great composers that came after didn't even know of him, yet when they were exposed to his music suddenly started picking up select elements of his style.

He was one of the few composers Mozart admired. A stunning triumphant genius who's music has remained relevant and flexible from ancient instruments and playstyles through the digital age and all of this was nearly lost to the tides of fashion. Whenever you hear a Bach piece thank Felix.

Re: All of Bach

#102

Post by joshdance »

If they had an email box to get the tracks emailed to me, I would have signed up right then and there. As it is, I probably will forget about this.

Re: All of Bach

#103

Post by RogerL »

Thank you so much for this link.

Centuries after all of us are dust people will still be discovering and falling in love with Bach.

Life is good today.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by dr_faustus »

wlesieutre wrote: post #14
NotOscarWilde wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too bad there is not an online version of this. Hardly any device in my home is able to play CDs.

Even if I had a bunch of CD players around, the idea of swapping between 172 discs doesn't sound great.

Since you only have to change the CD once about every hour, its not as bad as it might seem. ;)

Re: All of Bach

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Post by scholia »

marquis wrote: post #44
hluska wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just checked the preview you mentioned on Youtube and it's absolutely incredible. I'm definitely adding that album to my collection, but I wonder if I could ask for some more help? I don't have much experience with Bach, or even classical music outside of the really famous pieces. It's a genre that, though I've always been interested in, I've never invested the time to gain a real understanding. Recently, I got int…

Glenn Gould is absolutely the definitive source in regards to Bach piano music. For me the beauty in Bach's music is the extreme technical expertise, which, like an extraordinary piece of architecture, unveils a perfect geometry and universal perfection that makes our hearts and minds meet in the same exquisite place. But you need an exacting performance to be able to appreciate it. It gets so personal. Check out thi…

Since the Goldberg Variations were written for the harpsichord, I don't think any piano version could be considered definitive ;-)

Re: All of Bach

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Post by quinndupont »

panzi wrote: post #54
peeters wrote: post #23

Man, am I going to love this. Can't wait for some of the cello solos. If anybody from the website is reading this, I have a tiny criticism: clicking anywhere on the page while the video is running closes the video. I don't know if I'm representative, but I often click in empty space to make sure my keyboard focus isn't in the video. I was disappointed when the organist was so abruptly cut off!

> Can't wait for some of the cello solos. Me too! Although I have bought a Magnatune lifetime membership and listen to the Bach Cello Suites there: http://my.magnatune.com/search?w=bach%20cello Well, I made me my own player to stream the music: http://greattuneplayer.jit.su/

I had forgotten about Magnatune! I used to buy all sorts of stuff from them. I always loved their approach, and its great to see that they still exist.

Thanks for reminding me that they still exist.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by atmosx »

I'm not into classical music, except from the very famous composers and everything Tchaikovsky has ever written (my sister took ballet classes since I can remember myself).

That said, what's exactly the reason Bach's work made everyone here so excited? Can't we find these compositions on YouTube?

ps. I'm listening as I write. Bach sounds really cheerful :-) Awesome music.

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