A discusion of the music of Bach

[lisztisforkids]

I have not heard a peep in this forum about the music of J.S.B. So.. what are your thoughts on this most wonderous composer?

[allchopin]

Then you must have been checking the wrong forum:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2857.0.html
WTC

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,12556.0.html
Temperament

https://www.pianostreet.com/forum/index.php/topic,3314.0.html
WTC Difficulty

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,7861.0.html
French Suites

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,87.0.html
Inv. in C

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,454.0.html
Favorites

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,660.0.html
Playing

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1007.0.html
Best Bach interpreters

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1230.0.html
pedalling

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1959.0.html
And the I BACH piano...

This list could go on if I had the endurance of Bernhard - but you get the idea.

[BoliverAllmon]

I love his music and I think it should be played more often.

[lisztisforkids]

Then you must have been checking the wrong forum:

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2857.0.html
WTC

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,12556.0.html
Temperament

https://www.pianostreet.com/forum/index.php/topic,3314.0.html
WTC Difficulty

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,7861.0.html
French Suites

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,87.0.html
Inv. in C

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,454.0.html
Favorites

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,660.0.html
Playing

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1007.0.html
Best Bach interpreters

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1230.0.html
pedalling

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,1959.0.html
And the I BACH piano...

This list could go on if I had the endurance of Bernhard - but you get the idea.

All these save 2 or 3 are at least year old.

[pianistimo]

you misspelled 'discussion.'  you are now blacklisted in the spelling thread.

ok. js bach.  how is it he was so good at composing and still had time to teach all of his children music so well?  they were all good musicians.  to me, the well tempered clavier is a reduction of preludes and fugues for the organ.  the amount of church music needed back then probably gave him ample composition material in bits and pieces.  when it is played on the piano it is uneventful and seems like music put into a trash compactor. 

[debussy symbolism]

Greetings.

J.S. Bach is without a doubt one of my most favourite composers. The way his music develops and flows with voices is wonderfull. I really enjoy playing his pieces and over time, I find out more and more about them. Bach is far more then just mere notes mastered and played. There is a poetic sense in his music that is so enchanting to me, I wonder just how could such beauty exist. His music breathes, explores, full of emotion and maybe even symbolic meaning. It is amazing how he expresses such vast in his pieces. Studying Bach requires a lot of thought and time, using many sources. Paying attention to every voice, beat, accidental, etc. I would definately love to learn and explore his works. 


Best Wishes to all.