Tuesday, July 13

Piece Passionate

Was on youtube and saw a rendition of Bach's prelude and fugue from his Well Tempered Clavier Book 1. And then I read what the author had to say about the piece:

This is one of our favorites of all the preludes and fugues by Bach. It is full of passion. Bach was deeply religous. Some scholars say that the chromatic minor subject in the fugue is a representation of Jesus and his suffering on the cross, whilst the transcentally beautiful episodes represent the consoling angelic voices of heaven. However you choose to interpret this piece, it is deeply moving. This 4 voice fugue is also, in our opinion, technically the hardest one in the entire book to play.

Last week's church service also saw a bit of Bach. It was a refreshing moment for me. And I really appreciate the rendition of Jesu, Joy of man's desiring on my favourite instrument.
Posted by 中国之星 at 12:54 PM

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