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Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by nerdponx on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:44AM (#21288754)
Do you have any good links for performances in the period style and instruments? THese are great in their own right, but I'd love to know how this music might have sounded in Bach's day.
Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by madhadron on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:48PM (#21292889)
Someone's already mentioned Tafelmusik. I'll throw in some of my favorites as well:

Giuliano Carmagnola playing the Bach violin and harpsichord sonatas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZPanY50-c

Jordi Savall and Ton Koopman, viola da gamba and harpsichord sonatas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HayeiZb5CUA

Rachel Podger does quite a good recording of the Bach sonatas and partitas, but every violinist plays these (I mean that quite literally; violin competitions, modern or Baroque, regularly require a movement from these along side whatever else you do) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2e3eoOXeNs

also a master class of her teaching the Chaconne from these, which vies for the greatest piece ever written for violin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhcPDo3UPw0

Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert, Bach 4 harpsichord concerto (crank the volume on this one like you're listening to metal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA1L0SsEXxU&list=PLF81B6EFFA...

I'm going to stop now because I could do this for hours before we even get into other composers of the period.

Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by olau on Friday October 18, 2019 @02:22AM (#21289099)
Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by madhadron on Friday October 18, 2019 @12:50PM (#21292905)
I remember an amazing concert in an old stone church in Italy. The first half was upstairs on pedalled harpsichord. Then we all went down into the vaults of the crypt, crowded in, and the second half was on clavichord in this tiny, echoing space. The performer managed to find a space you could use to perform with that instrument, and the kind of audience that shows up to such a thing was dead silent.
Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by throw0101a on Friday October 18, 2019 @11:58AM (#21292462)
Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by Zarathu on Friday October 18, 2019 @01:59AM (#21289028)
Jean Rondeau is great on harpsichord (Goldberg Variations): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AtOPiG5jyk