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Topic: tips for Bach: Toccata in cm, BWM 911?  (Read 1513 times)

Offline Mozartian

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tips for Bach: Toccata in cm, BWM 911?
on: January 12, 2006, 03:02:18 PM
I've been working on this for about a week, it's such an incredible piece- it has one of the most incredible atmospheres of any piano piece I've ever heard. Sort of surreal, fantastic, majestic, defiant, incorrigible.. all sorts of emotions rolled into one amazing work. I love it.
But it's rather... difficult in spots. Any tips on learning this?
(btw, I have the Henle edition.)
Thanks!
[lau] 10:01 pm: like in 10/4 i think those little slurs everywhere are pointless for the music, but I understand if it was for improving technique

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Re: tips for Bach: Toccata in cm, BWM 911?
Reply #1 on: January 12, 2006, 03:22:34 PM
i found an article here that might help:

www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2493/is_5_51/ai_85061021

will look for more.  martha argerich is supposed to have a cd with that toccata played really well on it.

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Re: tips for Bach: Toccata in cm, BWM 911?
Reply #2 on: January 12, 2006, 05:26:36 PM
Greetings.

Argerich plays the Toccata really impressive. Majestic piece it is. I hope to learn in some day. :)

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Re: tips for Bach: Toccata in cm, BWM 911?
Reply #3 on: January 12, 2006, 09:32:41 PM
thanks pianistimo.
Yup have that recording by Argerich, it's incredible- absolutely love it. Also have Gould's, which is of course a bit eccentric but also very cool. I do prefer Argerich's recording though.
[lau] 10:01 pm: like in 10/4 i think those little slurs everywhere are pointless for the music, but I understand if it was for improving technique
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