#j s bach

[prokopetz]

The 17th Century was a fun time for music because for a while there instrument makers just lost their fucking minds

[lesser-known-composers]

J S Bach (1685-1750) - Trio Sonata no. 1 in E-flat major BWV 525

performed by Wolfgang Zerer; Organ: various builders between the 15th and 19th century. Restoration: Flentrop 2013

a project of the Netherlands Bach Society

[baroque-is-bae]

[jeremyesteban]

Bach - Wiederstehedoch der Sünde.

Vikingur Ólafsson, Pianist.

[atsoukalidis]

Wonderful music! J.S. Bach: Partita No. 4 in D , BWV 828 - 7. Gigue

[rolloroberson]

Rostropovich plays Bach Cello Suites.

[kramersoup]

i don’t know how many people know about wendy carlos here, but i want to talk about her.

wendy carlos is one of my biggest musical heroes. in 1968, she released her album switched-on bach. each track is a piece or etude by j.s. bach, not played on organ or piano, but synthesizers. she used a moog synthesizer—one of only three people who were using it at the time—to manually, meticulously create each and every sound you hear on the album, and worked closely with robert moog himself to tweak and improve the tech. her goal was to bring synthesizers to the mainstream instead of just being used in avant-garde, experimental compositions.

here’s a video of her explaining some of the basics of synthesis and how she recorded the album:

people loved it so much that it topped the top 200 pop charts for 3 years, its peak position being #10. IN 1968. in 1970, she won 3 grammies for it, becoming the first transgender person to win a grammy, over 50 years before kim petras. she wasn’t out, however, until 1979, despite having gone through physical transition many years earlier.

she went on to produce several more albums, including a “sequel” to switched-on bach, titled switched-on bach ii, and also composed the scores for a clockwork orange, the shining, and tron. her albums that aren’t film scores are pretty difficult to find online, but you can find switched-on bach and probably some of her other stuff on internet archive, and there are still some CDs floating around although i believe they’re out of print. please check it out, it is SO cool.

there’s so much more to be told about her, but i just wanted to share an overview of who she is, and why people, especially musicians, should know about her. she is still alive today. here is her website.

[if-it-isnt-cello]

is it me or are the contrapunctuses (almost) the same

[thelonesomepianist]

Happy birthday Herr Bach ♡

[mrbacf]

J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto in G Minor

[do-ri-mi-fa-sol-la-si-do]

عالم خاص …

[bigfoursandotherlists]

Big Composers of the Ages

[corno-da-tirarsi]

This video by Anneke Scott explains the Corno Da Tirarsi, a peculiar slide horn used in a few of J.S. Bach's Cantatas. This is day 100 of her catalog of the Corno in action!

[jeremyesteban]

Sinfonía No. 9 in F minor, BWV 795.

Bach.

Glenn Gould.