J. S. Bach Playlist

[BrokenQuill92]

Ah, the old school Munich orchestra, those were the days. Just a coupla years before I was born

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Sometimes, Bach uses dotted rhythms or can be played in what to modern ears sounds like Swing, and that's a lot of fun.

The second counterpoint from the Art of Fugue for example sounds positively Jazzy due to all the dotted eigth notes running all the way through:





A similar effect is obtained by a technique called "notes inégales", which is basically the 18th century dance equivalent of Swing time.

First, the Gigue of the Clavier Partita #6, my favorite piece of Bach clavier writing, in straight time:





And here's the same piece, but played with a notes inégales prescription:





There seems to be a legit controversy about which way the Gigue should be played as evidenced by the fact that two of the greatest Bach pianists of our time differ in their interpretation.

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Thanks for posting the violin concerto. Have you heard of Joshua Bell's experiment playing the Bach Chaconne in a New York subway? I'll post the piece later...

I love me some Josh Bell

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