The Best of Bach...

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Imho Bach's B-minor Mass is the greatest work ever written. Then comes the St. John Passion and then the St. Matthew Passion.

Here's the B-minor opening movement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUXUQpPdaE

Here's the St. John Passion opening movement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1yQk_cFNDw


I do prefer the Ton Koopman interpretations but thats a matter of personal preference. I have heard von Karajan conduct the above and they were - high calorie affairs - with lots of schmaltz dripping all over the place. Yes, I did engorge myself on such decadence and it was great.
 

Oneiros

New member
I love Bach's solo Cello suites; despite being educational works they have so much depth and passion. And then there's the fugues...
 

musiccaesar

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I think it's difficult to choose the best among such a variety of great works... It also appears a little bit personal for individual to say piano works are preferable comparing chamber works. However it is easy to make a list of excellent works such as Brandenburg concertos, solo Cello suites, Goldberg variations, ……
 

methodistgirl

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Bach

I love the second one como. I was looking for something else by Bach.
I play Jesu Joy of Man's Desire at my church and on the harmonica.
Thank you!
judy tooley:)
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Dear Ms. Tooley,

Please do give me some info on what you mean by *something else.* I wish to help you in your quest. I have a good grip, performance and otherwise, on all the music of JSBach. Are you looking for solo instrumental, chamber, vocal, orchestral, concerti? Please do elaborate so that I can figure out what it is you're searching for. Might it be something you have heard on the radio or at Church?

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 

Mat

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Italiano Concerto is great. Especially the third movement.
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
The six choral motets by JSBach are out of this world. They are for the choral singer as are the six trio sonatas by JSBach for the organist - they demand refined technique, but oh so wonderful when properly interpreted.

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 

methodistgirl

New member
Does anyone have a recording of J.S. Bach's Passacaglia or sheet music?
It was recommended by one of the two main musicans at my church.
He thought I might like it.

I just invented a trick while trying to learn how to play Toccata & fugue.
Where the notes are an octave apart where you go up and down certain
scales is to play them the opposite. I know that Bach would probably
give me a scolding for doing that, but it works. That my coordination
won't suffer. Sorry I can't spell some words:rolleyes: I will fuss at myself when
I play a footpedal where the piece doesn't have one. I keep listening to
Mr. Magle's version on my computer until my front door neighbors come
and give me a cussing!:scold:Oh well! I have to listen to their redneck
music. There is only one southern rock song that I like and that's
freebird. The rest of it is for the birds!:rolleyes: Well what do you think?
judy tooley
 
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Krummhorn

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Corno Dolce,
No offense, but I found the Bach B Minor Mass very tiring to listen to. I'm sure it is a well loved piece of music literature to many, but it does nothing for me except to put me to sleep.

Does anyone have a recording of J.S. Bach's Passacaglia or sheet music? It was recommended by one of the two main musicans at my church. He thought I might like it.

Judy,
Passacaglia in C Minor sheet music can be found by clicking here. This is a public domain site - a plethora of available organ music from many composers.
 

methodistgirl

New member
Thanks Krummhorn. I might try this one out but I wanted to listen to
it first. Is there a recording of this piece?
judy tooley
 

Oneiros

New member
Ah I love that Passacaglia - I heard it once on the radio, in various arrangements (the one for viols was my favourite).
 

Krummhorn

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Judy,

Intrigued by the interest to hear this piece, I found and old post that one of our members made some months ago. The link for Passacaglia in C Minor is in this (click here) post entitled "a few of my tracks". It will give you a good idea of what this masterpiece sounds like - he recorded it on an electronic synthesizer which turned out pretty good - worth a listen for sure.
 

methodistgirl

New member
Thanks Krummhorn! I love this piece. It's beautiful. The top musicians
at church wanted for me to listen to this Bach piece. It's much prettier
than taccata & fugue. Has this piece been in a movie somewhere?
judy tooley:)
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Hi Judy,

You ought to give yourself a chance to hear JSBach's Christmas Oratorio. In the first section there is an aria entitled *Grosser Herr, O Starke Konig* for the bass soloist. It is God's gift to the aria repertoire. What makes it special is the *dialogue* between the bass solist and the piccolo trumpet. The two are almost jousting with each other in a friendly way.

Cheers,

Corno Dolce
 

methodistgirl

New member
Thanks Krummhorn. I might try this one out but I wanted to listen to
it first. Is there a recording of this piece?
judy tooley

Sorry I couldn't get that piece Krummhorn. I tried but I'm on a different
computer and it's a real pain in the kuester.:( I will look it up on Google.
Thanks anyway.
judy tooley
 
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