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70: Bach's Puzzle Canons (Yes, Please.)
Thanks for your feedback on the last few episodes. I’ve gathered my listeners enjoy piecing together musical cells in their minds, so today’s episode…
2 years, 4 months ago
69: Performer's Commentary, Vol. 1
If you miss those DVDs with the optional director’s commentary, you’re going to enjoy this episode.
Each album in my ‘J.S. Bach Complete Solo Keyboard…
2 years, 4 months ago
68: What Did Bach's Business Card Sound Like?
You know that portrait of Bach holding a little scrap of music? Ever wonder what the piece was? What it sounded like?
That piece of paper is a six-vo…
2 years, 5 months ago
67: Doubles at the same time as their simples. (Three Albums on Presale Today!)
In today’s episode, we explore the concept of Doubles in Baroque music. Doubles are essentially melodic embellishments that accelerate the original m…
2 years, 5 months ago
66: Du Hirte Israel, höre. BWV 104,
Thanks for all your support during The Bach Store! If you’re in NYC on Friday, come to Le Poisson Rouge at 158 Bleecker Street at 7pm.
Be sure to mark…
2 years, 6 months ago
65: The Neumeister Chorales (Bach at 15 yrs. old)
The music in today’s episode comes from the “Neumeister Collection,” a collection of over 80 chorale preludes from multiple composers, published for …
2 years, 7 months ago
64: Introducing, The Flute!
This week I’ll be performing some flute chamber music in Santa Barbara, California. I realize I’ve never specifically mentioned Bach’s wonderful flut…
2 years, 7 months ago
63: Two More Cantatas (1724, Part 3)
This is the final episode introducing Bach’s cantata cycle of 1724. In the first four cantatas of the cycle, we heard how Bach used Lutheran hymnal m…
2 years, 7 months ago
62: 2024, An Important Bach Year (Part Two)
Last episode we introduced Bach’s second cantata cycle from 1724. We saw in the first cantatas of the cycle, Bach used a church melody as the cantus …
2 years, 8 months ago
2 minutes: P.D.Q. R.I.P.
Peter Schickele was one of my idols. He died on Tuesday, January 16. His creation, P.D.Q. Bach, helped bring much needed self-effacing humor to the w…
2 years, 8 months ago