#J.S. Bach

[cosmonautroger]

Aliya Vodovozova, Badinerie Suite No. 2 For Flute, J.S. Bach

[koshigurajumy]

Glenn Gould plays J.S. Bach - Fugue No. 9 in E Major BWV 878 (The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2)

[irishteagoblin]

I've finally got the opportunity to learn to play the pipe organ. It's a really fun instrument, they're kinda like the feral temperamental twinks of the instrument kingdom instead of 'king of the instruments'.

Of course, I love Bach, but now that I'm able to see the sheet music for some of his scores - what the FUCK is that pedal line man.

It's a common theme for Bach's pedal compositions to be either wonderful and simple; adds nice accompaniment to the main melody(s).

Then you get these ankle snappers.

I love you Bach, but also, be gentle with the beginners dude.

The pipe organ truly is my favourite species of instrument.

[underrated-classical-ship]

concert :D

Going to listen to a concert!!

[too-antigonish]

A Bit on Music in Endeavour

A favorite musical moment in Endeavour is at around 04min45s in Scherzo (S8E2) where you hear Wagner’s Prelude to Act III of Tristan und Isolde. Morse has it going on his record player while he dresses for work. We’ve just come off of the first episode of S8 and we’ve seen the degree to which he is starting to fall apart. He’s a mess really. Perfect time for some Wagner.

If you don’t know about Wagner, he was a horrible human being, but an innovative composer. Tristan und Isolde, in particular, is considered a real turning point in composition because of its very intentional use of dissonance. It’s so significant, in fact, that the very first chord you hear in this piece is actually referred to as the “Tristan chord”—one of only about a dozen or so “named” chords in the western musical canon. 

The chord just…aches. There’s a really intense urge to hear it move on to its harmonic resolution. You want it to get better!

And this particular prelude is at the beginning of Act III, so if you know the opera, you start to picture it in your mind…

…As Act III opens, Tristan is lies mortally wounded. His faithful servant waits for the arrival of Isolde, the only one who has the power to heal Tristan. A shepherd lad has been instructed to signal the servant by playing a tune on his pipes when the ship carrying Isolde is sighted. They wait, listening. Surely help will arrive in time to save the dying man…

Nope. It’s Gwen. 

Another favorite is in Neverland at about 15min. Monica and Morse are in a cozy, domestic scene. He’s doing the crossword. She’s darning a sock. She asks if he’s happy and somewhere along the line you realize that they’re listening to the beginning of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (basically a musical retelling of the crucifixion). By the first time I saw that episode, I’d learned enough about how they used music in the series to guess that things were about to go very, very wrong. There actually was going to be a crucifixion of sorts.

There are so many instances where they use music (both classical—and if you you are lucky enough to be watching the UK versions—popular as well) to either foreshadow or pull a bait-and-switch or to reference another work or otherwise give a scene additional layers of meaning.

It’s just beautifully done—but it’s also done gently. It’s done in such a way that those not “in the know” aren’t left on the outside. There’s nothing crucial that you’re going to miss out on, but at the same time it’s great fun when you see it.

[thesobsister]

Lucia Swarts, Cello Suite no. 1 in G major (J.S. Bach)

Recorded at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

[mikrokosmos]

Every now and then I treat myself to a scorebook from Dover Publications, mostly because I love the cover artwork, and most recently I got this set of Bach organ music to read while listening along.

[edwordsmyth]

Devs, Alex Garland (2020)

[thomaswykes]

Available as a signed print!

[cosmonautroger]

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 49: Assorted Performances III

These Questions are the result of suggestions from the previous iteration.

This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct grouping.

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration.

[koshigurajumy]

Yo-Yo Ma plays J.S. Bach - Cello Suite No.1 in G Major, Prélude (2015)

[mon-nid]

Anja Lechner: Bach, Abel, Hume

[peonymoss]

J.S. Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 // Amy Turk, Harp

[marejadilla]

J.S. Bach, Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air