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Bach

  • 04-03-2005 05:18PM
    #1
    banquo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,487 ✭✭✭


    Is there anyone here who can recommend a few good Bach pieces for someone new to him?


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  • #2
    simu
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    Brandenburg Concertos are probably a good place to start - some parts are quite famous and should be familiar. There should be at least one version in any classical music section of a music store.


  • #3
    DSLC
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    I would consider the Violin Concertos quite appropriate for someone 'new' to Bach. The one in A minor perhaps?

    There are some gorgeous arias from St. Matthew's Passion. "Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott" for example - a little too sombre perhaps, although it's absolutely sublime!

    Then there's the obvious ones like Jesu Joy for Man's Desiring, Air on a G String and the famous aria de capo from the Goldberg Variations (..it's fame was furthered by the soundtrack to the film "Hannibal" I think).

    Bach's legacy is colossal - I have barely scratched it's surface myself. Enjoy!


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