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108: Bach's D Minor Prelude and Fugue, Book One
How boring would this be?
Admittedly, I still find that beautiful, but Bach is one note ahead of me:
We have a prelude propelled by its instability. Th…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
107: D Major Fugue, To Dot... or Not?
While the ‘double-dot’ may well have shown up during Bach’s lifetime, I’m not aware of him ever using it. To assume that his music never makes use of…
1 year ago
(6 Min. Rant) Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
(Rated PG)
Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
instamus tamen inmemores caecique furore,et monstrum infelix sacrata sistimus arce.
Aeneid, II.244-245
(Y…
1 year ago
106: What is Bach's 'Musical Offering?'
J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Works, Vol. 5- Musical Offering, Suite 823 is now available everywhere you listen to music— platform specific links belo…
1 year ago
105: Isak Dinesen, 'The Immortal Story'
Enjoy this powerful story (1953) by Karen Blixen.-Evan
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1 year, 1 month ago
104: Bach (Almost) Spells His Name in a 5-Voice Triple Fugue
“Bach the master surgeon leaves no scar.”
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There are only two five-voice…
1 year, 1 month ago
103: The 'Covid Etude' Moral + Tureck’s Hallucination (11 min.)
“It seems that classical musicians — and as I now understand, jazz musicians at conservatory— are trained to forget the purpose of the music right at…
1 year, 1 month ago
102: Bach's Most Famous Prelude (& Fugue...) BWV 846
In the beginning was the arpeggio, and the arpeggio was in C major, and the arpeggio was C major…
To which ill-tempered friend will you send this?
We a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 101: The Well-Tempered Clavier! Analysis, History, Revisions
It’s high time we delve into what Schumann called a musician’s ‘daily bread.’ The Well-Tempered Clavier is one of the collections closest to the comp…
1 year, 2 months ago
(4 Min. Rant) Literally Can't Thank You Enough in Advance
PG-13 Warning. This isn’t the norm—just testing the cult of Shinners. Future episodes stay true to our Bach tradition. Enjoyed this? Do you want some…
1 year, 2 months ago