baaach

[lisztomania]

why is bach's keyboard music, besides his organ stuff, so boring?? i mean really... its not even close to as good as other stuff by him

[stevensk]

I find his keyboard music better than other works by Bach.

-How pointless discussions about taste is

[amytsuda]

This is a funny conversation indeed! Can you elaborate more? When it comes to Bach, everyone can talk about it hours. First of all, we are playing a keyboard that is completely different from what Bach had, and it's probably not fair, because when we listen to his choral master pieces, human voices are still the same from his days as well as most of the accompanying instruments.

[visitor]

i must be thinking of a different 'organ', I see a keyboard, I count organ music = keyboard music. i speak generally. I am not familiar with baaach, unless it is a typo for Baach which i am also not familiar with, or Bach, which i have heard of.


OP post confuses me. OP's post is bad and Op should feel bad.

[quantum]

human voices are still the same from his days as well as most of the accompanying instruments.

Yes and no    The voices are essentially the same, but the tuning systems and pitch standards are different today.  Changing from A440 to one of the standards used in Bach's day does have an effect on how the music sits inside the vocal range.  The accompanying instrument may also have an influence, especially if an organ was involved (not so easy to change pitch of the entire instrument). 

[mjames]

The rest of the world begs to differ.

[j_menz]

why is bach's keyboard music, besides his organ stuff, so boring?? i mean really... its not even close to as good as other stuff by him

I assume you mean CPE, as this is the only Bach I can think of where that is true. My guess is he liked writing for organ, but just churned out the piano sonatas to impress the girls and make some dosh.

[outin]

The rest of the world begs to differ.

Not all of it 

[stevensk]

I assume you mean CPE, as this is the only Bach I can think of where that is true. My guess is he liked writing for organ, but just churned out the piano sonatas to impress the girls and make some dosh.

I guess he mean Offenbach...what do you think?

[j_menz]

I guess he mean Offenbach...what do you think?

I think someone who is Offenbach should commit to full time.