“Man, I’m joyfully grave, too!” - Maybe this is why Bach's music (with partiality to the secular organ works/concertos and against most of the churchy stuff) resonates so clearly with me. I've never been able to figure it out. From this post, I like the dynamics in 596 especially. I also love BWV 594, which is a transcription of one of my all-time favorite Vivaldi works. I highly recommend the original. It's lengthy for Vivaldi (15 minutes+), with developed solos in both the first and third movements. It's bright, light, and virtuosic. I'm glad Bach chose the organ for this transcription.
I know there's a stigma amongst Bach fans against Vivaldi, but Bach loved him, and I do too. Most of his Vivaldi transcriptions come from L'Estro Armonico. My favorite Vivaldi piece is # 10 (RV 580, 4 violins, B minor: tr BWV 1065) from that opus. RV 208 "Grosso Mogul" (tr BWV 594 mentioned earlier) is from Opus 7.
Oh, and thanks for introducing me to 687. Reminds me of 537. "Out of deep distress, I cry to you." I think the text sits under the notes so perfectly in both meter and meaning and fits our 'joyfully grave' theme eerily.
I especially enjoyed your essay this week, getting into the inner Bach, and our inner selves. Another Goldfine level to enjoy in this year long discourse. Musician - a tough job, but a great hobby.
“Man, I’m joyfully grave, too!” - Maybe this is why Bach's music (with partiality to the secular organ works/concertos and against most of the churchy stuff) resonates so clearly with me. I've never been able to figure it out. From this post, I like the dynamics in 596 especially. I also love BWV 594, which is a transcription of one of my all-time favorite Vivaldi works. I highly recommend the original. It's lengthy for Vivaldi (15 minutes+), with developed solos in both the first and third movements. It's bright, light, and virtuosic. I'm glad Bach chose the organ for this transcription.
I’ll check out those originals, which I am unfamiliar with
I know there's a stigma amongst Bach fans against Vivaldi, but Bach loved him, and I do too. Most of his Vivaldi transcriptions come from L'Estro Armonico. My favorite Vivaldi piece is # 10 (RV 580, 4 violins, B minor: tr BWV 1065) from that opus. RV 208 "Grosso Mogul" (tr BWV 594 mentioned earlier) is from Opus 7.
Oh, and thanks for introducing me to 687. Reminds me of 537. "Out of deep distress, I cry to you." I think the text sits under the notes so perfectly in both meter and meaning and fits our 'joyfully grave' theme eerily.
I especially enjoyed your essay this week, getting into the inner Bach, and our inner selves. Another Goldfine level to enjoy in this year long discourse. Musician - a tough job, but a great hobby.
Thanks for this Herb!! Congrats on starting your own newsletter.
Hey, my friend Mark is friends with Bill, do you by chance know Mark Orton?
I don’t know Mark — sheepishly, I won my session with Bill in a charity auction. Bill was great.
His sometimes collaborator Jenny Scheinman is a great violinist if you’re interested in that kind of music…
25 kids IIRC. Around half of them survived childhood.