Bach - Art of the Fugue BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus VIII & XIII

[MarcusHK1]

I once read that more recently there's a been tendency among most experts to consider that the Art of the Fuge was written for the keyboard. Personally I think it would make sense because I find it sounds most convincing played on a keybord (my personal preference being the modern piano), even though this particular interpretation is very good too.

[ubbddu]

这 个 三奏 ！版 本售 重 是 平 生 第 一 次 听 到，欢不知里有由衷道哪地喜

[rosescentedshit]

i like the candle vids on the tv's!

[Marcomedina]

it's probably an attempt to blend the modern and baroque world, a little humorous approach if you ask me.

[thelawya]

Can you say rhythm?

[gscotm55]

What finery! How WELL done!!!

[cosifangertrud]

Sehr homogen und stimmig... BRAVO !

(vermisse doch etwas Seele und Schönheit in aller trockenen, perfekten Artikuliertheit )

[diegriva]

il secondo contrapunctus non è il numero XIII ma il numero XVI rectus et inversus

[rustydog1236]

Silly affectation on the part of some director somewhere... They have to earn their money doing something. I like the performance very much.

[johnmustrule]

to bad it's not on period instruments, otherwise bravo, a bit modern to be called Bachs interpretation ;)

[gngeannakakes]

These guys have the true spirit of Bach in their interpretation of his music.

[RainMan34]

Nods/ Luckily, Bach was meticulous w/ expression and dynamics, in a time where such provisions were often left to the whims of the individual soloist.

There is a greater chance of the music being close to Bach's original vision b/c of that. It was good foresight on Bach's part.

[tropicalpimp]

I have NO idea what you just said or what you are talking about(niether does anyone else),but this is good.

[RainMan34]

I highly doubt that you can speak for anyone else. lol

Bach left VERY little to the imagination in regards to his notation. Which preserves the integrity of his musical ideas for all times.

Does that make sense?

[tropicalpimp]

not at all but I"m sure you know better than I would. I'm very new to classical in terms of learning its history and musicians and their works(beethoven n bach in particular..I was told he had over 20 kids so I was like"This guy was the man.."). what do you mean by his 'notation'?

[RainMan34]

Well think about it like this. Notationally speaking, if you don't include every aspect of the way a line is played, from expression to dynamic markings, it leaves that element of expression to the whims of the individual performer. Bach wanted his music to be notated in such a way that the instrumentalists didn't have to interpret as much.

Bach left nothing to chance. Every detail of his works were written with exactness

How can this not make sense?

[tropicalpimp]

well since you put it that way...

[RainMan34]

It really doesn't matter how I will put it, does it?

[cameronorr]

@RainMan34

I would like to ask out of curiosity and not sarcasm whether you've had the opportunity to look at an unedited Bach score, or any unedited baroque score for that matter. Scores in the Baroque period had about two expression markings: forte and piano. Of particular ambiguity is the art of the fugue, of which it cannot be definitively said what instrument(s) the work was written for.

[RainMan34]

No, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night. (and every other night for which I was explaining myself here, albeit poorly)

And to be sure, I was talking completely out of my ass. I haven't read enough Bach scores vs. baroque scores of the time to make any credible statements regarding unedited vs edited baroque scores

Fair?

[cameronorr]

@RainMan34

quite fair. i'm rather surprised and impressed by your honesty.

cheers!

[Flutenatic]

@RainMan34 This is actualy very true.

[Allornon]

I agree with you Rain... Bach although could be played differently should be only played as precisely as is intended from the day he wrote them

[sanqiutang]

这个三重奏版本是平生第一次听到，由衷地喜欢！不知道哪里有售？­

[robertgift]

Why not ritard at 2:46?

Otherwise wonderful.

[nadavnaz2]

Great interpretation! I enjoyed this quite a lot

[Terrdemarzielle]

Whats with the eerie TVs? lol

Clarity is good but the use of detatche is too much - almost staccato. Sorry if I spelt a few words incorrectly there.

[ploerr]

this is heaven

[blacksk4]

Nice. Not fast but very clear. I like it.

[ferg6us]

simplemente grandioso.

son comentarios de verdad, simplemente grandioso. obras maestras de un gran genio musical.

[BarroHandel]

Grandísima obra, la de mi gran músico Johann Sebastián Bach "Die Kunst der fuge"...monumental, gracias¡