A New Sound from the Japanese Bach Scene
Just what you'd expect: Bach played on Japanese instruments. Player is embedded below the Tracklist.
Comments
A lot of the music y'all present here is likely to send a listener running screaming into the night. But this presentation just proves there's no wrong way to do Bach.
Posted by eddi on 09/19/24 at 04:32 AM
Ooh! Jazzy!
Posted by Yudith on 09/21/24 at 06:32 AM
Bach himself often rearranged his own or others' music (he loved Vivaldi!) for other instruments. I'm quite certain he would have loved this to bits. And so do I.
(And yeah, @Yudith, you're right: if you do Bach right, it's always jazzy!)
(And yeah, @Yudith, you're right: if you do Bach right, it's always jazzy!)
Posted by Richard Bos on 09/21/24 at 08:39 AM
Having now listened to the entire thing... this is wonderful! The koto at times sounds just like a harpsichord - and what dexterous fingers its player has at times. And the shakuhachi hits just the right timbre for Bach. All of it simply fits into the music. Thank you, Paul, for posting this. I really, really enjoyed it.
Posted by Richard Bos on 09/21/24 at 09:27 AM
Very pleased you enjoyed it, Richard B!
Posted by Paul on 09/21/24 at 01:49 PM
Category: Music | 1960s | Asia | Europe