What I especially love about J.S. Bach is that even when he's trying to be serene, he can't help himself but still get the harmonies all gnarly and convoluted.
His music is almost always metronomic, same tempo from beginning to end. The perception of motion and depth is given by all this tangle of different "voices". The amazing thing is that the equation, although extremely complex, is always solved. Like a perfectly balanced chemical reaction.
Full tracklist with timestamps in the description. I'm particularly fond of the BWV 29 sinfonia. As good as these are, my favourite recordings of Bach's cantatas are by Harnoncourt and Leonhardt. I started making compilations of my favourite pieces over two years ago; theoretically there are still at least eight parts to go, and that's just counting the sacred cantatas... Part 1: th-cam.com/video/PCljgrQOIK4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wiApxc5kHcjC7V0U Part 2: th-cam.com/video/xLG2yHkYiCk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=E-4c8y9rSQXAOto4 Full Bach uploads playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLizFH7ZFCtgkTIDmAmGpd08G0waWfeGTC.html&si=jW31W4-dzeuzx92j
Have you ever heard of an early 20th c. American composer named John Powell (no relation to the film score composer)? He was classically trained, but emphasized folk music in his compositions. He was also very based, well worth looking into if you haven't heard of him.
What I especially love about J.S. Bach is that even when he's trying to be serene, he can't help himself but still get the harmonies all gnarly and convoluted.
His music is almost always metronomic, same tempo from beginning to end. The perception of motion and depth is given by all this tangle of different "voices". The amazing thing is that the equation, although extremely complex, is always solved. Like a perfectly balanced chemical reaction.
Lovely.
Full tracklist with timestamps in the description. I'm particularly fond of the BWV 29 sinfonia.
As good as these are, my favourite recordings of Bach's cantatas are by Harnoncourt and Leonhardt. I started making compilations of my favourite pieces over two years ago; theoretically there are still at least eight parts to go, and that's just counting the sacred cantatas...
Part 1: th-cam.com/video/PCljgrQOIK4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wiApxc5kHcjC7V0U
Part 2: th-cam.com/video/xLG2yHkYiCk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=E-4c8y9rSQXAOto4
Full Bach uploads playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLizFH7ZFCtgkTIDmAmGpd08G0waWfeGTC.html&si=jW31W4-dzeuzx92j
Have you ever heard of an early 20th c. American composer named John Powell (no relation to the film score composer)? He was classically trained, but emphasized folk music in his compositions. He was also very based, well worth looking into if you haven't heard of him.
I haven't, thanks for the tip! I'll look into it.
"Hors catégorie", just to quote my beloved/hated transalpine neighbours.