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I have the same opinion, but imho this is not on Glass. Bach is simply something else, even within his own generation, his music transcends everyone else. Maybe
by gnulinux 6y ago
I have the same opinion, but imho this is not on Glass. Bach is simply something else, even within his own generation, his music transcends everyone else. Maybe my music knowledge isn't very wide but I spent some decent time dissenting many baroque composers to find something, even remotely remotely close to, e.g. BWV 1004 (especially Chaconne).
Open to suggestions here! I don't have a formal music theory education but I've been playing violin (classical training) since my childhood.
- 3131s 6y agoHave you heard some more well-known Baroque composers already like Corelli, Frescobaldi, Couperin, Purcell, Scarlatti, Rameau, and Geminiani? Bach is pretty outstanding, maybe this is only because I heard so much Bach growing up, but I can recognize a Bach piece almost immediately. Apparently Bach was mostly forgotten for hundreds of years though up until the last century.
- nickserv 6y agoMore Renaissance than Baroque, but some of John Dowland's lute pieces have the same emotional impact on me as Bach. Lachrimae Pavane, his most famous, is exceptional when played on lute. Although in all fairness the instrument itself is something I find quite magical.