Re: [LAU] Some new Bach

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Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 2:51 pm

On 02/13/2013 09:11 AM, James Harkins wrote:

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> Folderol writes:
>
>> Generally I find Bach to be
>> overly formal and pedestrian, so your unusual instrumentation softens it
>> somewhat!
> Umm... wow. "Pedestrian" ranks among one of the last words I would ever use for
> Bach's music.
>
> In grad school, I had a full-semester seminar on Bach's cantatas. I thought I
> knew Bach before that. I was wrong.
>
> I know, people have different tastes. I won't impose a taste in anyone else, but
> I will say, if I couldn't hear and understand what Bach was doing, my life would
> be poorer.
>

Amen to that. Bach and Charlie Parker never fail for me.

Best,

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Re: [LAU] Some new Bach, James Harkins, (Wed Feb 13, 2:11 pm)

Re: [LAU] Some new Bach, Julien Claassen, (Wed Feb 13, 4:23 pm)

Re: [LAU] Some new Bach, Dave Phillips, (Wed Feb 13, 2:51 pm)

Re: [LAU] Some new Bach, Ralf Mardorf, (Wed Feb 13, 2:32 pm)