András Schiff on the recording of Bach's „The Well-Tempered Clavier"

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[metteholm75]

Shiff makes one really understand why Bach is being called "the father of modern music".

[LutenistDeMari]

I think its important to remember that musicians like Schiff are artists, not scientists or historians. To play as well as he does and to put his own touch to this music, its not necessary for him to understand the harpsichord as well as you do. Artists have the right to make personal and completely unsupported statements because what they do is not about being correct, or knowing the most historical treatises. This is where I think early music people can get stuck and become historians.

[SatanPanda]

DId you watch the video? He said he prefers the way the piano handles dynamics and does not like how overholding notes on the harpsichord effects the flow of the music.

[137Newton]

Schiff certainly knows how to wind up harpsichord fans with his claim that some pieces in the 48 are not suited to that sublime instrument! I think that hearing an instrument a great deal makes one respond to it more strongly. Piano fans are going to prefer Bach on the piano and harpsichord fans are going to prefer harpsichord performances. It's deep down in what their brain's learnt and trying to rationalise the preference may be missing the point.

[Alphonsus Jr.]

I don't think it's really controversial to say that Bach was the greatest composer. Controversial would be to dare to point out the obvious fact that none of the greatest, the great, or even the good composers hail from, for example, the rain forests of New Guinea.

[marie roth]

There are many great composers and I note you mention Palestrina a very early composer.Bach being a later Baroque composer had the benefit of earlier masters to learn from and if we judge the composers in their paradigm we can only be astounded at what they did but I will be controversial and say Bach was the greatest composer . But this of course is my opinion based on my unfailing admiration of his work. It constantly opens my mind to new aspects of his vast knowledge and creativity.

[Alphonsus Jr.]

It's not right to call him the greatest composer of all time. Rather, he's among the greatest composers of all time. This select company also includes Mozart and Beethoven. Does it also include others? Possibly. Palestrina, for example. At any rate, on this stratospheric plane it's impossible to correctly say which is the greatest. 

[Jani Kocjan]

wunderful explanation

[digimaton]

am I imagining it or does this guy bear an uncanny resemblance to Bach?

[Gabriel Alejandro San Antonio Martínez]

In recent Henle Editions of Bachs Wohltempetierte Klavier, Schiff writes how to execute... I recommend it!!!

[gataca1976]

schiff: i love you for ever. i'd love to meet you.