You can call me Johann. But don't expect me to answer to that.
They say one should confront his/her fears so that they can be overcome and life can be lived with joy again. To that end, I’m reading about the harpsichord on Wikipedia, an excerpt from which tells me this: The harpsichord was most probably invented in the late Middle Ages. By the 16th century, harpsichord makers […]
Entries Tagged as 'Bach at 41'
Day Twenty Nine: Six Partitas, Part Two (CD 2-6)
August 25th, 2011 · No Comments · 1726, Bach at 41, BWV 827, BWV 828, BWV 829, CD 2-6, Flemish harpsichord, Harpsichord, Period Instruments, Period Instruments vs. Contemporary Instruments, Pieter-Jan Belder, Six Partitas Part Two
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Day Twenty Eight: Six Partitas, Part One (CD 2-5)
August 24th, 2011 · No Comments · 1726, Bach at 41, BWV 825, BWV 826, BWV 830, CD 2-5, Glenn Gould, Harpsichord, Pieter-Jan Belder, Six Partitas Part One
If I have one complaint regarding the Brilliant Classics Complete Bach edition it’s this: Too much harpsichord! Or, to put it another way, this edition relies too much on period instruments. Would it have killed anyone to use a contemporary piano to perform The Well-Tempered Clavier? Or the Six Partitas? Unless one is a music […]
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