Schiff recorded the complete keyboard works of Bach back in 1982-1985. Decca had the 11-CD set for sale so I bought it. I spent the next 15 years commuting to and from work every day (60 miles round trip) listening to all 11 of those discs. Thank you, Maestro Schiff, for helping to preserve my sanity on the Washington DC beltway during rush hour.
András Schiff does thank me for my attention in the end (21:03). But it is me who has to thank him for this exquisite introduction. And thank you for uploading and making it available to a larger audience.
Several years ago I had the good fortune to hear Andres Schiiff perform at Davies Hall in San Francisco. It was an all Brahms concert, except for the single encore which was Bach's Italian Concerto (all three movements).
What I find quite interesting is that the only extant manuscript of the French Overture is in C minor. Considering the 415 Hz tuning system, it sounds in fact in B minor today. I wonder why the rest of his works were not transposed a half tone below in modern printed editions... especially the WTC, as it completely changes the colors of the preludes and fugues.
Do we even realize how lucky we are to see the talent, the knowledge and the beauty of the genius here over and over again?
Schiff recorded the complete keyboard works of Bach back in 1982-1985. Decca had the 11-CD set for sale so I bought it. I spent the next 15 years commuting to and from work every day (60 miles round trip) listening to all 11 of those discs. Thank you, Maestro Schiff, for helping to preserve my sanity on the Washington DC beltway during rush hour.
András Schiff does thank me for my attention in the end (21:03).
But it is me who has to thank him for this exquisite introduction.
And thank you for uploading and making it available to a larger audience.
Several years ago I had the good fortune to hear Andres Schiiff perform at Davies Hall in San Francisco. It was an all Brahms concert, except for the single encore which was Bach's Italian Concerto (all three movements).
Thanks maestro.
….che grande lezione! Grazie Maestro! Emozionante!
What a wonderful descriptions of these masterpieces.
Thanks for each single word that we learn from you Maestro ❤
Mille merci, Sir !
Gracias por compartir conocimiento y experiencia maestro.
Gracias ❤
i like the middle movement the most
wonderful!
What I find quite interesting is that the only extant manuscript of the French Overture is in C minor. Considering the 415 Hz tuning system, it sounds in fact in B minor today. I wonder why the rest of his works were not transposed a half tone below in modern printed editions... especially the WTC, as it completely changes the colors of the preludes and fugues.
Grazie !
i don't imagine bach traveled much since he exist in a clique of church organist and teaching
i wonder where bach got the idea of french suites from or from some medieval transcription
the composer traveled the most documented is probably mozart and chopin i am thinking, correct me if i am wrong
schade für die schreckliche Tonqualität wenn er spielt.Was für ein sampling benutzt dieses Video? Andere hier haben das gleiche Problem
Is he using the pedal?
i imagined bach thought french music was trash
Nice Comments on bach.., but why does he play like a Pianist? He tells us about Backgrounds, but there is no Impact on Piano. Why?
Because he’s a pianist?
Probably because he’s playing a piano…