Bach is a very humbling experience for me. You can play Rachmaninoff and Chopin and everything else that impresses the hell out of people, but you come back to something like 2 part counterpoint and the ground falls out from under you. At least it does for me! But this baroque stuff is good for the fingers at least...and great music. With all the teaching I'm doing, I just hope I have enough time to practice before the recital Friday!
But I did come across this video on youtube; one of the movements of what we are playing. If you know the piece and listen close, it sounds like the harpsichordist isn't too comfy either! Maybe I'm in good company.
He is my inspiration for most of my music.
Posted by: Duralee | June 10, 2009 at 09:48 AM
bach is the man!! I love him!
Posted by: Dave Solazzo | June 23, 2009 at 01:08 AM
I found your post at such a serendipitous moment since it describes exactly my situation now.
That is, one who loves to play the showy pieces of Chopin and Rachmaninoff, but has recently returned to Bach's two- and three-part inventions and finding myself humbled yet again!
Posted by: sessoms | November 03, 2009 at 07:32 PM
Sessoms -- I know what you mean. Humbling but also therapeutic in a way :-) Thanks for your comments!
Posted by: Matt | November 04, 2009 at 07:25 AM