BACH

rockvirtuoso · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:36 pm **Posts:** 2351

Dreww wrote:

I'll try to get my hands on the Pinnock/English recordings Brian.

Currently doing this with the Goldberg Variations:

Plays Perahia's version of variation 1
Plays Gould's version of variation 1
Plays Tureck's version of variation 1
*repeat process for all variations and arias*

Any other great performances I need?

brilliant guitar arrangement by joszef eotvos (who has done other great bach works)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22S6tdMVTns

its a shame parkening never recorded more bach pieces but the few he did are absolutely essential

BlueTrain · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:07 am **Posts:** 270

rockvirtuoso wrote:

Dreww wrote:

I'll try to get my hands on the Pinnock/English recordings Brian.

Currently doing this with the Goldberg Variations:

Plays Perahia's version of variation 1
Plays Gould's version of variation 1
Plays Tureck's version of variation 1
*repeat process for all variations and arias*

Any other great performances I need?

brilliant guitar arrangement by joszef eotvos (who has done other great bach works)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22S6tdMVTns

its a shame parkening never recorded more bach pieces but the few he did are absolutely essential

That was incredible.

pnoom · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:11 am **Posts:** 5089

Kremer's recordings of his Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo <3

George · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:43 am **Posts:** 4166

hey hey, i didn't think guitar recordings were allowed (for some strange reason)... of course parkening's recordings of the well-tempered clavier blow all the keyboard recordings ever made out of the water (color/tonal control! vibrato!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11iQ-xbjbnQ

rockvirtuoso · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:36 pm **Posts:** 2351

absolutely. and my face still melts off every time i hear him play the chaconne, such a glorious piece. goldberg variations ~ 'composed for connoisseurs, for the refreshment of their souls' :godbless:

pnoom · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:11 am **Posts:** 5089

So uh, the Mass in B Minor.

Dreww · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:11 pm **Posts:** 5814

Going through a real "everything in life is boring except for the Goldberg Variations" phase.

George · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:43 am **Posts:** 4166

interesting coincidence... i've had the "aria" playing a lot in my head the past couple of weeks.

Dreww · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:11 pm **Posts:** 5814

Best performance of this piece I've heard.

corrections · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:11 pm **Posts:** 14753

pnoom wrote:

So uh, the Mass in B Minor.

Clicked?

Dreww · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:11 pm **Posts:** 5814

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Dreww · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:11 pm **Posts:** 5814

Bach experts: what are the most tear-inducing things he's done according to you?

pauldrach · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:26 am

Kind of a standard answer, but probably the air from the 3rd orchestral suite.

rockvirtuoso · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 5:36 pm **Posts:** 2351

no expert but of what ive heard: chaconne in d minor, goldberg variations, contrapunctus 14, 6 suites for unaccompanied cello (particularly #6), sheep may safely graze, jesu joy of mans desiring, sleepers awake, well tempered clavier

George · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:43 am **Posts:** 4166

no xprt either, and i don't really get misty eyed from bach's music (or any music, for that matter, unless there's special context), but i'll add these obvious ones to those already mentioned by herr pauldrach and rv...

"agnus dei" from the b minor mass (the voice of alfred deller)
"erbarme dich, mein gott" from st. matthew's passion
"prelude #8" from the well-tempered clavier

i asked nick this question, and he said that bach's instrumental music speaks more to his mind than his heart, so his choices would probably have to be cantatas, and i know he's more familiar with them than i am.

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