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I dunno - he was as far as I know (a medium amount but not a lot) a pretty normal person and...his personality comes much less to the fore in his work compared

I dunno - he was as far as I know (a medium amount but not a lot) a pretty normal person and...his personality comes much less to the fore in his work compared to later era composers. I've tried reading his letters - they're strictly business. He was in many ways a consummate professional of the pre-personality-cult era. Though there's something nice about that in and of itself.

DennisP 5y ago
These snippets from the article hint at some entertaining possibilities: > Bach was crafty both in his music and life, and he adored puzzles, games and general inventive mischief. > walking 280 miles just to watch one organist perform > a dizzying array of professional demands, awkward taskmasters, petulant critics, vain royalty and personal tragedies. Also worth noting "the violent, thuggish world of the young JS Bach": https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/21/secret-bach-teenage-thug https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/21/secret-bach-te...
- telesilla 5y ago
  This article is heartbreaking. I'm not sure I'll listen to his Passions again the same way.