You can call me Johann. But don't expect me to answer to that.
If you’re expecting me to get through today’s listening without mentioning Glenn Gould, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. For today’s Brilliant Classics CD (performed by Pieter-Jan Belder on Flemish harpsichord) is none other than the famous Goldberg Variations, which was Glenn Gould’s first album, recorded in 1955 for Columbia Records. But that’s another story. […]
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Day Thirty Four: Goldberg Variations (CD 2-11)
August 30th, 2011 · No Comments · 1741, Bach at 56, BWV 988, Flemish harpsichord, Glenn Gould, Goldberg Variations, Harpsichord, Period Instruments, Pieter-Jan Belder
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Day Thirty: Keyboard Works, Part One (CD 2-7)
August 26th, 2011 · No Comments · BWV 823, BWV 833, BWV 917, BWV 922, BWV 947, BWV 948, BWV 954, BWV 958, BWV 963, BWV 965, CD 2-7, Christiane Wuyts, Harpsichord, Henri Hemsch, Jacques Goermans, Keyboard Works Part One, Period Instruments
Not that this should matter, but it’s something I noticed about today’s performances: They’re by a woman. Unless I’m mistaken, this is the first time I’ve heard a woman play harpsichord on a Classical-music CD. Her name is Christiane Wuyts, a Belgium-born harpsichord known particularly for her performances of Bach’s music, as well as for […]
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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
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 […]
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Day One: Brandenburg Concerts 1-3 (CD 1-1)
July 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Bach at 36, Brandenburg Concertos 1-3, BWV 1046, BWV 1047, BWV 1048, CD 1-1, Christian Ludwig, French horns, Margrave of Brandenburg, Musica Amphion, Period Instruments, Pieter-Jan Belder
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos 1-2-3 are probably among the 3-4 most-recognized classical recordings in the world, and are one of my personal top four pieces of classical music (after Mozart’s “Eine kleine Nachtmusik,” “Symphony No. 40 in G minor,” and “Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major”). This Brilliant Classics version of the Brandenburg Concertos was […]
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