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Jacey1973

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I am looking for a fairly challenging J.S Bach piece of about 10 mins or under. Could anyone recommend something? Anyone got any sheet music/recordings? Or could anyone recommend a website where i could download some recordings?

Many thanks

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jehangircama

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Re: A good Bach piece

Reply #1 on: July 22, 2005, 12:43:17 PM

I'm not sure exactly how long it is but you could try the Italian concerto. Or a partita or even a French or English suite.

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Re: A good Bach piece

Reply #2 on: July 22, 2005, 01:27:33 PM

english suite no.2 is a good choice
it is fairly difficult (especially the prelude, which is very beautiful)
but it's about 16 minutes.

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Re: A good Bach piece

Reply #3 on: July 23, 2005, 05:36:18 AM

Hi, Try one of the Toccatas. They should be played more often. I frequently play the G major.

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Re: A good Bach piece

Reply #4 on: July 23, 2005, 09:48:02 PM

I like the Myra Hess transcription of "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring."

It is about 8 minutes, and of moderate difficulty.

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Re: A good Bach piece

Reply #5 on: July 23, 2005, 10:35:35 PM

The Chromatic Fantasy in its original form, or one of the transcriptions (Busoni, Sorabji) sounds quite fun.

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