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As a complete Bach nerd may I recommend this as the ultimate recording of one of his greatest works: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Matthaus-Passion-Bostridge-Coll

by marquis 12y ago

As a complete Bach nerd may I recommend this as the ultimate recording of one of his greatest works: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Matthaus-Passion-Bostridge-Collegium-Herreweghe/dp/B00002R0ZL http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Matthaus-Passion-Bostridge-Colleg... A search for Herreweghe+Matthaus on Youtube brings up a 'preview' for those interested to listen immediately.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Ai171EQeU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Ai171EQeU

ambler0 12y ago
Fun fact: Paul Simon lifted the basic harmony and melody for his song "American Tune" from that piece, which itself lifted them from an earlier piece. Remixing is not a new phenomenon! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tune http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tune
- marquis 12y ago
  Until the age of recorded commercial music it was considered completely normal to lift tunes, harmonies, anything recognisable, from other composers. In classical music it's generally considered a complement, more rarely a parody. Copyright has been around for much longer with printed music: as early as the 1500's we see Henry 8th issuing protections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing#Copyright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing#Cop...
  - akuchling 12y ago
    To illustrate that: here's a video from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that looks at musical quotation, using the Star Trek:TOS theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTaSjS1pwhQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTaSjS1pwhQ
  - keithpeter 12y ago
    And composers recycled their own work. Bach had to knock out three hours of music each Sunday for four years or so when he was Kapellmeister. You'd reuse!
  - analog31 12y ago
    "Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal." -- Stravinsky
hluska 12y ago
I just checked the preview you mentioned on Youtube and it's absolutely incredible. I'm definitely adding that album to my collection, but I wonder if I could ask for some more help? I don't have much experience with Bach, or even classical music outside of the really famous pieces. It's a genre that, though I've always been interested in, I've never invested the time to gain a real understanding. Recently, I got into Bach through this album: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Goldberg-Variations-Glenn-Gould/ http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Goldberg-Variations-Glenn-Gould/ Graduated to this: http://www.amazon.com/State-Wonder-Complete-Goldberg-Variations http://www.amazon.com/State-Wonder-Complete-Goldberg-Variati... That link you posted reminds me there is so much that I've never even heard of. Do you have any other recommendations? So far, you're batting 1.000...:)
- xbryanx 12y ago
  I know it's heretical but I just can't get past his audible humming/moaning. I tried...I wish I could. I love it when Keith Jarrett does it, but for some reason Gould's voice just pollutes the music for me.
- evanlivingston 12y ago
  Glenn Gould's (multiple) performances of Bach are considered some of the best interpretations of Bach among the academic classical community. Listening the Gould's different interpretations of these gives us a windows into the real talent of performers. You might be interested in checking out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Two_Short_Films_About_Glenn_Gould http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Two_Short_Films_About_Gl...
- marquis 12y ago
  Glenn Gould is absolutely the definitive source in regards to Bach piano music. For me the beauty in Bach's music is the extreme technical expertise, which, like an extraordinary piece of architecture, unveils a perfect geometry and universal perfection that makes our hearts and minds meet in the same exquisite place. But you need an exacting performance to be able to appreciate it. It gets so personal. Check out this thread just on Violin sonatas: http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20677.0 http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20... You just have to listen to a few of the best and listen and listen, and if possible go see some play live, and you'll start to know what you love and what you are looking for. I am a fan of period instruments and technical performances, rather than the more mainstream recordings by someone like Yo Yo Ma. So some great performances that I personally love: Anner Bylsma, Cello Suites on a Baroque cello http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Suites-Cello-BWV-1007-1012/dp/B0000027TV http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Suites-Cello-BWV-1007-1012/dp/B00... Jordi Savall and Hesperion, The Art of Fugue http://www.amazon.com/Die-Kunst-Fugue-Art/dp/B00005NTKF http://www.amazon.com/Die-Kunst-Fugue-Art/dp/B00005NTKF (I love all their recordings and Savall does a mean Sainte-Colombe) For Bach's Musical Offering I have a hard time saying which is the best: I have too many favourites. Maybe just hit up Youtube until you find one that grabs you, but try and avoid anything that isn't in HD quality. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Musical+Offering https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Musical+Offerin... Savall does a fine version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lwV3IMHMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lwV3IMHMQ
lquist 12y ago
Here's the Spotify link for the Bostridge recording: spotify:album:5ZHCqltda5ywYkHPqFIUQJ.
oxryly1 12y ago
I'll see your recording and raise you the violin concertos by Julia Fischer and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Violin-Concertos-Johann-Sebastian/dp/B001IT74YW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399659173&sr=8-1&keywords=julia+fischer+violin+concertos http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Violin-Concertos-Johann-Sebastian... Check out the Allegro Assai of No. 1 in A minor. It'll change your life (couldn't find an open link): http://open.spotify.com/track/0IarugQduXzlo9SSZyRpuf http://open.spotify.com/track/0IarugQduXzlo9SSZyRpuf
sytelus 12y ago
I'm avid Rhapsody user to discover new music. This hard to find album is available there to play: http://app.rhapsody.com/artist/various-artists/album/js-bach-matthaus-passion-bwv-244-harmonia-mundi http://app.rhapsody.com/artist/various-artists/album/js-bach...

by marquis 12y ago

ambler0 12y ago

Fun fact: Paul Simon lifted the basic harmony and melody for his song "American Tune" from that piece, which itself lifted them from an earlier piece. Remixing is not a new phenomenon! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tune http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tune

marquis 12y ago
Until the age of recorded commercial music it was considered completely normal to lift tunes, harmonies, anything recognisable, from other composers. In classical music it's generally considered a complement, more rarely a parody. Copyright has been around for much longer with printed music: as early as the 1500's we see Henry 8th issuing protections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing#Copyright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_music_publishing#Cop...
- akuchling 12y ago
  To illustrate that: here's a video from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that looks at musical quotation, using the Star Trek:TOS theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTaSjS1pwhQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTaSjS1pwhQ
- keithpeter 12y ago
  And composers recycled their own work. Bach had to knock out three hours of music each Sunday for four years or so when he was Kapellmeister. You'd reuse!
- analog31 12y ago
  "Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal." -- Stravinsky

hluska 12y ago

I just checked the preview you mentioned on Youtube and it's absolutely incredible. I'm definitely adding that album to my collection, but I wonder if I could ask for some more help? I don't have much experience with Bach, or even classical music outside of the really famous pieces. It's a genre that, though I've always been interested in, I've never invested the time to gain a real understanding. Recently, I got into Bach through this album: http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Goldberg-Variations-Glenn-Gould/ http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Goldberg-Variations-Glenn-Gould/ Graduated to this: http://www.amazon.com/State-Wonder-Complete-Goldberg-Variations http://www.amazon.com/State-Wonder-Complete-Goldberg-Variati... That link you posted reminds me there is so much that I've never even heard of. Do you have any other recommendations? So far, you're batting 1.000...:)

xbryanx 12y ago
I know it's heretical but I just can't get past his audible humming/moaning. I tried...I wish I could. I love it when Keith Jarrett does it, but for some reason Gould's voice just pollutes the music for me.
evanlivingston 12y ago
Glenn Gould's (multiple) performances of Bach are considered some of the best interpretations of Bach among the academic classical community. Listening the Gould's different interpretations of these gives us a windows into the real talent of performers. You might be interested in checking out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Two_Short_Films_About_Glenn_Gould http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Two_Short_Films_About_Gl...
marquis 12y ago
Glenn Gould is absolutely the definitive source in regards to Bach piano music. For me the beauty in Bach's music is the extreme technical expertise, which, like an extraordinary piece of architecture, unveils a perfect geometry and universal perfection that makes our hearts and minds meet in the same exquisite place. But you need an exacting performance to be able to appreciate it. It gets so personal. Check out this thread just on Violin sonatas: http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20677.0 http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20... You just have to listen to a few of the best and listen and listen, and if possible go see some play live, and you'll start to know what you love and what you are looking for. I am a fan of period instruments and technical performances, rather than the more mainstream recordings by someone like Yo Yo Ma. So some great performances that I personally love: Anner Bylsma, Cello Suites on a Baroque cello http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Suites-Cello-BWV-1007-1012/dp/B0000027TV http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Suites-Cello-BWV-1007-1012/dp/B00... Jordi Savall and Hesperion, The Art of Fugue http://www.amazon.com/Die-Kunst-Fugue-Art/dp/B00005NTKF http://www.amazon.com/Die-Kunst-Fugue-Art/dp/B00005NTKF (I love all their recordings and Savall does a mean Sainte-Colombe) For Bach's Musical Offering I have a hard time saying which is the best: I have too many favourites. Maybe just hit up Youtube until you find one that grabs you, but try and avoid anything that isn't in HD quality. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Musical+Offering https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Musical+Offerin... Savall does a fine version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lwV3IMHMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lwV3IMHMQ

lquist 12y ago

Here's the Spotify link for the Bostridge recording: spotify:album:5ZHCqltda5ywYkHPqFIUQJ.

oxryly1 12y ago

I'll see your recording and raise you the violin concertos by Julia Fischer and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Violin-Concertos-Johann-Sebastian/dp/B001IT74YW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399659173&sr=8-1&keywords=julia+fischer+violin+concertos http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Violin-Concertos-Johann-Sebastian... Check out the Allegro Assai of No. 1 in A minor. It'll change your life (couldn't find an open link): http://open.spotify.com/track/0IarugQduXzlo9SSZyRpuf http://open.spotify.com/track/0IarugQduXzlo9SSZyRpuf

sytelus 12y ago

I'm avid Rhapsody user to discover new music. This hard to find album is available there to play: http://app.rhapsody.com/artist/various-artists/album/js-bach-matthaus-passion-bwv-244-harmonia-mundi http://app.rhapsody.com/artist/various-artists/album/js-bach...