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Offline echoyjeff222

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resources for bach
on: March 12, 2016, 02:43:18 AM
Hi, I'm about to start playing the French Suite No. 5 by Bach. Are there any good performance resources available that I can utilize? Anything on history, technique, etc. is welcome. Thanks!
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Offline marijn1999

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Re: resources for bach
Reply #1 on: March 12, 2016, 09:24:40 AM
Can you give some more specific advice. What exactly would you like to know about it? Listening to the piece is a great way to start getting acquainted with the ornaments, but stay away from Glenn Gould's recordings right now. He was a great pianist (my favorite) but he wasn't concerned a bit about playing ornaments and music in general as it was written. If he thought a certain ornament didn't sound right for him, he would just leave it be.

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Offline echoyjeff222

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Re: resources for bach
Reply #2 on: March 12, 2016, 03:10:09 PM
Can you give some more specific advice. What exactly would you like to know about it? Listening to the piece is a great way to start getting acquainted with the ornaments, but stay away from Glenn Gould's recordings right now. He was a great pianist (my favorite) but he wasn't concerned a bit about playing ornaments and music in general as it was written. If he thought a certain ornament didn't sound right for him, he would just leave it be.

BW,
Marijn

Are there any good guides for self-teaching myself the piece? I would like to know about the historical style / purpose that Bach wrote the piece first (context) and then performance tips (how to play certain parts, fingering, other technical advice, style).

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Re: resources for bach
Reply #3 on: March 18, 2016, 06:50:47 AM
I like this site, it's not very useful, but inspiring!

https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tas3/bachindex.html
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Re: resources for bach
Reply #4 on: March 19, 2016, 02:48:13 AM
Hi echoyjeff222,

This link may be helpful...

web.ocpl.org/sheetmusic/viewfile.php?id=French_suite_no.5.pdf

For your consideration:

1. Henle and/or the Peters editions might be useful.

2. "Selected keyboard works" edited by Palmer.

3. "Anthology of Baroque Keyboard Music" edited by Hinson.

I hope I have been helpful, Joe.
 

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Re: resources for bach
Reply #5 on: March 20, 2016, 08:21:34 PM
You may want to read up on baroque dance suites and baroque keyboard fingering.  Listen to various performers play the French Suites. 
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