Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic

Re:Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic by spekcular on Monday August 30, 2021 @05:28PM (#28361074)

How is Bach routinely butchered, and do you have recommended recordings of Bach's keyboard works (let's say WTC and the inventions/sinfonias)?

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Re:Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic by y7 on Monday August 30, 2021 @06:07PM (#28361462)

Maybe try Nikolayeva's recordings?

WTC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNpwAZf6thY

Inventions and sinfonias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bL7oyuqEwA

Lots of people recommend Gould in this thread. Check out the difference of the first invention in the link above with the first invention of Gould, and see what you prefer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQot-jM6FSw

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Re:Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic by tkgally on Monday August 30, 2021 @06:29PM (#28361674)

I don't have an opinion about whether anyone has butchered Bach or not, but, after listening to a half-dozen interpretations of the WTC (all on piano), I find that I like Zhu Xiao-Mei's the best.

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Re:Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @02:30PM (#28371726)

Harpsichord parts played on piano...

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Re:Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic by d13 on Monday August 30, 2021 @06:00PM (#28361410)

Glenn Gould was unsurpassed.

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Re:Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic by User23 on Monday August 30, 2021 @06:47PM (#28361827)

It's indisputable that he was a virtuoso on the keyboard, but unfortunately he accompanied that with annoying humming that many recordings pick up way too much of.

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