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From: killerb_0187
Date: Sat Mar 29, 2003 10:30pm
Subject: Re: Bach / Classical Music
--- In a previous message hugo_hadlow
wrote:
> Yeah, the St John Passion is far better than the Matthew - if you
get
> a chance, go and hear it at St Pauls Cathedral this Easter (NB I'm
> not sure which one is this year - they alternate between them every
> year. The acoustics for the free seats at the back are awful - book
> in advance and get seats under the dome. They can be pricey.)
>
> The Goldbergs are great fun to play - you should get hold of the
> Barenreuter Urtext if you can, because then you get the original
> score - not edited.
>
> BWV 639 - Ich ruf zu Dir is a great organ chorale by Bach. Two
> manuals + pedals. Get it from MP3.com - try
> http://www.mp3.com/PhantOrg first, otherwise search the whole of
> MP3.com.
>
Thanks for posting that link, there's quite alot there, and they all
have the same names with added numbers, lol!
Which of them is worth downloading?
>
> >"About the radio bristol top 5.... Seriously interesting. The man
> has an obsession with Bach. The goldberg variations were mentioned
> along with st matthews passion. I personally find the st johns
> opening better though! But how sad am i. I went and bought the
sheet
> music for the goldberg variations and am currently learning them on
> the piano! You know an obsession has gone slightly over board when
> that happens! But Ive learnt one already, only 29 to go! Im so sad,
i
> cant believe im writting this! na na
> since im on the subject of classical music and all of you guys seem
> to be an educated bunch I was wondering if any of you have any
great
> classical finds,that are relatively unusual. I ask purely since im
> always on the look out for weird and wonderful peices. I dont just
> meen the piano stuff. My latest exciting find was Geirr Tveitt's
> piano concerto no 1 in f major! But Poulencs ( sorry I cant
remember
> how to spell it) starbat marter is one of my all time favourites.
As
> for Opera, im still investigating..."
