[LAU] Some new Bach

[Dave Phillips]

On 02/14/2013 10:11 AM, Folderol wrote:
> Possibly 'pedestrian' was the wrong word, maybe 'rigid' would be better (then
> again maybe not).
>
> For me, *personally*, the limited range of Bach I've heard, while sounding very
> impressive, doesn't flow or drift in a way that I would enjoy. I especially
> like loose timing (as much of my own music demonstrates) where you can hold a
> note, chord, expression almost to breaking point.
>

Ida Presti plays the Andante from BWV 1003 :

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZMIuAHXcY

Not great audio but a lovely performance.

Perhaps you've just heard a lot of bad playing ?

"You play Bach's music your way, sir, and I'll play it his way" Wanda 
Landowska, to a critic of her interpretation.

Check out recordings by Segovia, ditto Casals.

Best,

dp