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Matt Austerklein's avatar

Shinners’ interpretation is like a swim in a river of Bach rather than a mathematician’s thought palace of Bach. I like it immensely.

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Evan Goldfine's avatar

Nice imagery, I get it!

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Susan Taylor's avatar

Thank you so much for this. I can't wait to dive in, and follow along.

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Steven Swartz's avatar

Thanks so much for posting about Evan Shinners' recording project! I'd just like to add that his readings are not only "deeply personal, variegated, and idiosyncratic," but deeply engaged with the latest Bach scholarship. So glad you're enjoying them.

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Evan Goldfine's avatar

Yes -- I don't doubt that this will be the most complete set possible.

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Mark Watkins's avatar

Well, <bleep>. I thought I was going to get work done today, but instead I am listening to all of this good stuff. I have lived with Bach for a long time (via the guitar and otherwise), and was unaware of all of this. Thank you!

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Evan Goldfine's avatar

Thanks for reading and writing Mark. There's so much great music -- you can search by 'top' posts on my blog here to see what the readers have liked best:

https://yearofbach.substack.com/?sort=top

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Evan Shinners's avatar

I'm very happy you're listening, Evan. Thanks for this generous write up!

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Will Thompson's avatar

Lovely! All of it.

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