Bach comment

Carl Lumma wrote to Aaron Hunt:
>> Carl, the Gm S.542 is in fact one of my favorite >> of Bach's organ works (which I feel are his best works) >> and that piece has a lot of those diminished
>> suspensions in it. I made conscious references; >> the Bach was in fact going through my head as I
>> wrote the Fantasia.
>> >
> I fully agree that Bach is at his best behind
> the organ. I think you did a great job with this
> piece.
> While Bach's organ works are tremendous, I have a hard time saying what I consider 'top drawer Bach', b/c I think it's all tremendous.

One of my favorite discs is of Michaela Petri on recorder and Keith Jarrett on harpsichord doing the recorder sonatas, which you would never see on anyone's list of top drawer Bach, but maybe on mine. The performance is stellar, and the pieces are even more so. Drop everything and get this disc if you don't know it. And personally, I can't stand the whole idea of doing them on flute, which makes it a whole different bland color, IMO.

Anyway, I think looking at the Goldberg Variations, the Brandenburgs, the Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, the Matthew Passion (and the others), the motets,
and the B-minor mass alone gives lie to the 'Bach is greatest behind the organ' idea, personally. And I didn't even mention the WTC or suites....

Let's take the remainder of this OT thread to metatuning, shall we?

-AKJ, (i.e. 'Krister Johnson', not 'Andrew Hunt')

Thanks, Aaron! I did NOT know about those recorder pieces, so I'll be checking 'em out per your advice. I've played some recorder, and that sounds like some inspiration I could use to hit the 'shed!

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From: "Aaron K. Johnson" <aaron@...>
Carl Lumma wrote to Aaron Hunt:
>> Carl, the Gm S.542 is in fact one of my favorite
>> of Bach's organ works (which I feel are his best works)
>> and that piece has a lot of those diminished
>> suspensions in it. I made conscious references;
>> the Bach was in fact going through my head as I
>> wrote the Fantasia.
>>
>
> I fully agree that Bach is at his best behind
> the organ. I think you did a great job with this
> piece.
>

While Bach's organ works are tremendous, I have a hard time saying what
I consider 'top drawer Bach', b/c I think it's all tremendous.

One of my favorite discs is of Michaela Petri on recorder and Keith
Jarrett on harpsichord doing the recorder sonatas, which you would never
see on anyone's list of top drawer Bach, but maybe on mine. The
performance is stellar, and the pieces are even more so. Drop everything
and get this disc if you don't know it. And personally, I can't stand
the whole idea of doing them on flute, which makes it a whole different
bland color, IMO.

Anyway, I think looking at the Goldberg Variations, the Brandenburgs,
the Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, the Matthew Passion (and the
others), the motets,
and the B-minor mass alone gives lie to the 'Bach is greatest behind the
organ' idea, personally. And I didn't even mention the WTC or suites....

Let's take the remainder of this OT thread to metatuning, shall we?

-AKJ, (i.e. 'Krister Johnson', not 'Andrew Hunt')

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