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Re: All of Bach

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Post by [deleted] »

marquis wrote: post #60
leephillips wrote: post #52

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I love everything that you said and have no quarrel with any of it. I just thought it worth pointing out that when you say "if possible go see some play live" after extolling Glenn Gould, that he would probably advise not going to live performances. Gould thought that live performances were distracting rituals and that music could be much more easily focused on and appreciated through recordings. Personally, although…

I am not a musician the calibre, or even near it, to Gould but I completely, utterly disagree about live music. Maybe he preferred the recording studio, but why would you want to take away live music from the tradition! It's like watching a chef make food on TV instead of being where you should be when it comes to food: in the kitchen and dining room, smelling all the smells. Edit for those not agreeing: try sitting…

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Re: All of Bach

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Post by keithpeter »

yaur wrote: post #67
keithpeter wrote: post #58

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http://www.gardnermuseum.org/music/listen/music_library?filt... Might keep you going for a bit. Colin Carr playing four of the six suites. CC licenced, lowish bit-rate mp3s I can't play the All of Bach at all, suspect flash related (gnash/iceweasel on Debian Sid) EDIT: yup, flashplayer-nonfree works. This being HN, do we think a flashplayer based solution is sensible for a long term project such as this? Is mass tran…

Poking around it looks like they are hosted on Vimeo and that the default is HTML5/H.264 with fallback to flash. Assuming that iceweasel has H.264 support (IIRC there is a way to get it through ffmpeg) you can probably it could just be that they are doing UA sniffing and don't recognize your browser.

Good for them. I'll hack around to get the required codec. Thanks.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by gone35 »

NIL8 wrote: post #17

I'm finding this impossible to navigate. The pages are basically frozen in Firefox and Chrome. Anybody else have this problem?

I'm using Safari on an iPad, and for a moment I can see the page, but then it quickly disappears behind an impenetrable solid-black screen with nothing on it but the prompt:

"Tilt your screen."

It's a shame, and it doesn't befit the wondrousness of the content. Whoever came up with this brilliant UI idea should seriously re-evaluate what usability means to them.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by xbryanx »

hluska wrote: post #27
marquis wrote: post #5

As a complete Bach nerd may I recommend this as the ultimate recording of one of his greatest works: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Matthaus-Passion-Bostridge-Colleg... A search for Herreweghe+Matthaus on Youtube brings up a 'preview' for those interested to listen immediately.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Ai171EQeU

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…

I know it's heretical but I just can't get past his audible humming/moaning. I tried...I wish I could. I love it when Keith Jarrett does it, but for some reason Gould's voice just pollutes the music for me.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by ChrisLTD »

You can only scroll down with a scroll wheel or trackpad. You can't use your arrow keys or the native scroll bar. That's a huge accessibility problem.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by acheron »

LukeHoersten wrote: post #75

I love how this kind of craft can still earn a decent profit and even more, make it to the #1 spot on HN. Keeps me coming back. Thanks OP.

You're welcome. I discovered this last week, and today when the new performance came out I thought "huh, wonder if HN would like it?" Apparently so.

A little surprised it got this much traction here, but it's appropriate... there's not a book entitled Gödel, Escher, Mozart after all.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by jimhart3000 »

gcv wrote: post #64
hluska wrote: post #27

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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…

Since you discovered Gould and the Goldbergs, I have two comments. First, I personally find the original 1955 version almost unbearable. I love his playing, but the mono sound is exhausting. Then I discovered the Zenph Re-Performance recording. In one word: stunning. Especially with the binaural tracks, it sounds like Gould is playing right there in your living room. Give it a listen. http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Goldb…

A hearty second to the recommendation of Perahia's Variations.

Re: All of Bach

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Post by fiatjaf »

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 don't understand from where it came, but the sound is reaching me speakers and it is being awesome. Thanks.
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