I hesitate to post this after the Stravinsky debacle, but I heard this (12.5Mb) last night on BBC Radio 3 and pulled it off their listen-again website when I got home. My favourite Bach chaconne for violin (the long D Minor one), but arranged by Brahms for piano - for left hand only! Bloody hell. And a really good live performance by Ivan Ilic.
That does it - I'm starting piano lessons again - I'm very left-handed and actually have a shot at being able to play this.
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If you want to learn about Bach, you should check out Glenn Gould on youtube. There are some videos with him discussing Bach and how he created his music. I am not a huge fan of Bach but you should keep in mind that I can't tell an r-flat from a b-sharp. I do think that the world would be a better place if everyone listened to Beethoven's 5th and 9th symphonies every day.
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I am right 97% of the time. The other 4% doesn't matter.
Yes, Glenn Gould was an extraordinary man. People bang on about his ego, but when I listen to him playing I hear incredible restraint, because it sound to me like he's holding back his (enormous) passion so that Bach's passion can rise through.
My first experience of Bach was on a moog synth, so I'm no 'purist'...
Musical taste - you just don't get more subjective than this .
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