Jeremy Gillam
Senior Member
Last year I interned at a composer studio and was surprised to learn that many of my youthful colleagues did not enjoy the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. "We can appreciate them on an intellectual level" was the refrain, "but we don't enjoy them." "What is wrong with kids these days?" thought I, but upon reflection it occurred to me that perhaps these young maestros never had a violin teacher like mine, who often exclaimed that Bach was "the rock 'n' roller of his day" between admonishments of "chin up, chin up!"
So I wanted to create a thread here on VI-CONTROL where those who already love Bach's works can share their favorite pieces, performances, and recordings, and where those who haven't yet found a pathway to enjoyment of the godfather of modern music's brilliance might be initiated into this pleasure.
Let me get things started with a few I keep in heavy rotation...
So I wanted to create a thread here on VI-CONTROL where those who already love Bach's works can share their favorite pieces, performances, and recordings, and where those who haven't yet found a pathway to enjoyment of the godfather of modern music's brilliance might be initiated into this pleasure.
Let me get things started with a few I keep in heavy rotation...