An Introduction to the Performance of Bach by Rosalyn Tureck

[lingshu8]

This is a wonderful resource by the High Priestess of Bach, Rosalyn Tureck. It is out-of-print.  I found a copy at a local college library, scanned all three volumes and converted them to PDF.

You can download the files with Bit Torrent.

First, you will need to download a Bit Torrent client if you don't have one already.  See here:

https://bittorrent.com/download.html

Then you can download the file by clicking here:

https://www.pianosheets.org/download.php/853/Tureck_Intro_To_Bach.zip.torrent

[orso]

Thank you very much for your effort in scanning and posting this excellent book about Bach by Rosalyn Tureck, making it available to all of us!
It's a real treasure, but unfortunately it's many many years out of print.

I only wonder why nobody have said thank you?! You posted the link 7 days ago!

With my best wishes

Orso

[BoliverAllmon]

I simply don't have a bit torrent account and don't want to mess with it. I guess that is the reason why I haven't congratulated him.

boliver

[orso]

In my opinion, this extraordinary book is well worth downloading and installing bit torrent (btw it's a fast and absolutely safe download client).

Orso

[BoliverAllmon]

oh, i don't doubt the security, but I am on school computers and that poses problems.

[mound]

I'm getting a weird "rejected by tracker" error, nothing downloads but an empty zip file. (I just installed the client)

[jazzyprof]

I'm getting a weird "rejected by tracker" error, nothing downloads but an empty zip file. (I just installed the client)

OK, first go to www.pianosheets.org  You will then choose a member name and join.  Then you'll be able to download.

[jazzyprof]

This is a wonderful resource by the High Priestess of Bach, Rosalyn Tureck. It is out-of-print.  I found a copy at a local college library, scanned all three volumes and converted them to PDF.

lingshu:  Thanks you for doing this!  I just downloaded all three volumes.  I'm now reading the section on how to think contrapuntally and I'm sure it will help me a lot in my study of the Sinfonias.

[BoliverAllmon]

i personally haven't read this book, but would you consider it equal to, better than, or slightly under C.P.E. Bach's essay on playing music?

boliver

[orso]

C. P. E. Bach's essay is a must for every musician. The only problem with it is, while the vast majority of the book deals with ornamentation, he says little about the other aspects of keyboard performance: phrasing, tempo, agogics and so on. So, while he is very useful in questions regarding ornamentation, he lacks sufficient information about the other equally important aspects of performance practice of his era, probably because in his time they were so universaly known and it wasn't necessary to put them down on paper.
The essay of Rosalyn Tureck is another must and it's much more practical and useful for the performer of today who wish to play Bach seriously. Her book is a graded introduction on playing Bach, with pieces of graded technical difficulty, starting at the very elementary level and going on to pieces of medium difficulty. There are very interesting introductory essays where she exposes her own view of this music and how she thinks this music could be played. However, she is not dogmatic at all. The pieces are all thoroughly phrased, with detailed indications about tempo and dynamics. The book was published in the 60's but imo the majority of what she says is perfectly valid today.

It's not possible to make a comparison between the two, because they wrote different things for different readers in different historical eras. I will say that they are both very useful.

Moreover, there are very few good books written by world famous musicians about the performance practice in the baroque era. One of them (and very similar to Tureck's) is the excellent antology by Howard Fergusson.

Orso

[rohansahai]

Hey! I tried to download but simply couldn't!! Can anyone please post a pdf link??

[Maui]

SOMEBODY HELP!
I really want this book but pianosheet.org is offline since friday, please can anyone host it at another website?
!!!!!!!

[Maui]

THANKS MAN!!!!

[full_x]

Hi! I tried download this link, but probably there is nobody sharing it  Sad

So I would REALLY appreciate if somebody could send it to me: foolx@onet.pl , or please share this file on the Torrent, or any another way of sharing.... It's impossibile to buy this book in my country, and I'm a big fan of Bach and Rosalyn interpretations.

[full_x]

NOBODY will help me? 

[BoliverAllmon]

www.pianosheets.org has it on there.

boliver

[full_x]

yes, it is on the TORRENT, but torrent is p2p client, and nobody shares it at the moment  it's dead link, althoutght there is something I don't know.

[rafant]

Check your e-mail Full-x, I just sent the 3 .pdf files. Enjoy.

[cantabile]

Hello, i would be most happy if someone could send me this .pdf  file via email. The Torrent link is currently vacant.

I would appreciate so so much. Also this would help with my research on Bach. I love his works.  Here's my email: kirei_music@yahoo.com

Thank you!

[talentedtoo]

I have just joined this site and urgently need a copy of the three books on the play and performance of BACH by Rosalyn Tureck. The torrent link is not working.

Can anybody help me?

Many thanks

[49410enrique]

I have just joined this site and urgently need a copy of the three books on the play and performance of BACH by Rosalyn Tureck. The torrent link is not working.

Can anybody help me?

Many thanks

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[philb]

Another good read in contrast to the Tureck is the Baudra-Skoda: Interpreting Bach at the keyboard. I think it's available on amazon for around $60ish.

[yukonbro]

could someone please send the pdf to yukonbro@gmail.com? thank you

[gruszynski]

Dear Pianostreet member(s)
If anybody has the time and knowledge, could you please send/email me the pdf files of these 3 books?
msusan2270@yahoo.com
Thank you !

[worov]

Hi, everyone !

The three volumes are available in this ZIP file :

https://www.sendspace.com/file/nxej7r

The CD has been uploaded on YouTube. It's in this playlist :

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-EbSmbfX83yxl-GZrLPPHSQ8cK8y8yBS

Enjoy !

[yukonbro]

Thank you!

[gruszynski]

Again, Thank you very much 
Wonderful books to have on my computer!