Johann Sebastian Bach
ENGLISH SUITES 1, 3 & 5
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
Warner Classics 2014
Seems like a lot but they are all very short pieces.
The notes give an account of the history of these works. They also talk about 'repeats', for example -- "when all the repeats of the pieces are observed, the revised version can make for a rather awkward structure, skewing the formal balance of the suite away from the other movements"...Anderszewski
I have read other accounts of composers being criticized for using repeats. I guess Bach, Beethoven etc... would say, "do you know who I am?"
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, Prélude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM8cP6tzKIY
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, Gigue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-td1Cw3OBg
Suite No. 1 in A Major, Prélude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSdoR03Kms
Suite No. 1 in A Major, Gigue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPiknYhggs
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, Prélude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUej83R4sng
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, Gigue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH2gCpa9hI0
Cheers
ENGLISH SUITES 1, 3 & 5
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
Warner Classics 2014
Seems like a lot but they are all very short pieces.
The notes give an account of the history of these works. They also talk about 'repeats', for example -- "when all the repeats of the pieces are observed, the revised version can make for a rather awkward structure, skewing the formal balance of the suite away from the other movements"...Anderszewski
I have read other accounts of composers being criticized for using repeats. I guess Bach, Beethoven etc... would say, "do you know who I am?"
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, Prélude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM8cP6tzKIY
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, Gigue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-td1Cw3OBg
Suite No. 1 in A Major, Prélude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSSdoR03Kms
Suite No. 1 in A Major, Gigue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQPiknYhggs
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, Prélude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUej83R4sng
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, Gigue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH2gCpa9hI0
Cheers