J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonical composer

Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by tim333 on Friday October 18, 2019 @11:25AM (#21292156)

Ah ok I got that a bit wrong. Though he would have been 64 at the time of sale and died a year after so I guess they were around in the later part of his life.

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Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by mastazi on Friday October 18, 2019 @11:48PM (#21296659)

You didn’t get it completely wrong in the sense that piano was in its infancy at the time and nowhere near the capabilities and sonic features of modern pianos. So it is possible that when Bach wrote his “fur klavier” (“for keyboard instruments”) compositions, he didn’t have piano in mind. Probably his favourite keyboard instrument was the lute-harpsichord since he owned one https://baroquemusic.org/barluthp.html

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Re:J.S. Bach the Rebel: The subversive practice of a canonic... by ccffpphh on Saturday October 19, 2019 @02:08PM (#21299833)

That's awesome. I'd never heard of the lute-harpsichord before, but the sound is great! The bass is so deep and mellow, but otherwise sounds pretty similar to a harpsichord. I love it, thank you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNYJirAcyJo

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