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Baz posted an update 8 years, 1 month ago
I sort of loivke Bach, because ..
what can one say ?
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Baz posted an update 8 years, 1 month ago
I sort of loivke Bach, because ..
what can one say ?
and then you have this; BW 205
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAGP7g3ek2g
fcuk !!
what people forget about Bach was that he was writing about how people live in nature; beholden to the eye of God and unencumbered by dialectic. Bach takes you into a dance with the Divine, and doesn’t question your commitment to the experience.
This is one of my faves… the four winds…!! There’s a fun animated version of this on youtube that sort of let’s people who can’t read music get an idea of what’s going on…. Zerreisset zersprenget zertruemmert die Gruft! I ove all the Affekt in this, especially the endless busy-ness of the “four winds” Good choice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_E5Gl6zFE8
Here’s another fun animation from the St Matthew Passion, one of my favorite sections in the piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXPUOk4-5Gg
Interesting too you mention his fascination with dance. I’m reading a book right now for pleasure by Wilfred Mellers called Bach and the Dance of God.
Delightful esp. with the creative animations, thanks 😉
205 is pretty cool in my book; that vid was unusual; I placed the whole cantata in the Forum (Whither music ?) some days ago
when I was a young amateur singer one of the best things I did was “shouting” Bach….that is, giving the music your whole voice….this cantata still gives me the goosebumps
perhaps this is an example of ὁμοθυμαδὸν ?