Tonebase Bach Stage

This thread is dedicated to J.S. Bach keyboard music. We would like to renew the inspiring spirit of the old thread "Group-Journey through J.S. Bach" based on the inventions and extend to the entire Bach repertoire: inventions, preludes, fugues, toccatas, dances of the Suites and Partitas...

This is for everyone who wants to join!

We can enjoy Bach music together and motivate each other in the process of learning and practicing it!

 

"I begin every day with Bach - usually for about an hour. I used to torture myself with Czerny, which of course wasn't exactly stimulating for the mind. On the other hand, it teaches you the fingering for a B flat major scale, chromatic thirds, and so on. The daily grind of learning. Later, I discovered that I could get my 'training' under way better with Bach - a refreshment for the body, soul and spirit". (András Schiff, Music Comes Out of Silence, p. 21)

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    • Juan Carlos Olite
    • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
    • Juan_Carlos
    • 5 mths ago
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    Hello everyone! In the last days..., but here, my Bach video of this month: Sinfonia of the Partita nº2 in C minor.  I think this Bach Stage is a bit neglected, isn't it 😭?

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    • Juan Carlos Olite Bravo, Juan Carlos! I enjoyed the drama at the beginning, and then the intriguing transitions to sections with such different character. Well played!

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    • Bravo, Juan Carlos! Well done with all the changing of characters and mood, and a very convincing melody line. 
      I’m clearly guilty of not having done any Bach-posting for a while. Need to get back to Bach! Thanks for the inspiration :) 

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Katrina Wei Thank you so much, Katrina! What a gorgeous choice Nº8 book1, is one of my favorites. Do you know András Schiff version? 

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpAsrfKUIrA

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
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      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Natalie Peh Thank you so much, Natalie! Looking forward your Bach here🙂!

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
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      Vidhya Bashyam Thank you so much, Vidhya! I saw Sokolov playing it in my city some months ago, it was really impressive and I decide to play it. Of course, it's worth it.

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Andrea Buckland Thank you so much, Andrea! You know, first Bach, every single day, then...

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Thurmond R Thank you so much, Thurmond. This Partita is a universe, it has absolutely everything.

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Thank you so much, Sindre! I know, I know, you are very busy with a lot of piano projects. You are forgiven 🙂, or thinking about it better... 🤔

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    • Juan Carlos Olite Yes! I did find his interpretation wonderful with some interesting ornamentation for the prelude! I’m currently torn between Schiff and Richter haha…

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      • Marc M
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      • Marc_M
      • 5 mths ago
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      Juan Carlos Olite I love that piece and enjoyed the recording...thanks for sharing. Hopefully someday I'll be able to learn that partita.

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
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      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Marc M Thank you very much, Mark! It's a great piece indeed.

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    • Michelle R
    • Michelle_Russell
    • 5 mths ago
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    Here is the Aria from the Anna Magdalena Notebook, attributed to Johann Christian Bach. I’m experimenting with ornaments and other re-composition. 

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    • Michelle R Beautiful singing, Michelle! 

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
      • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
      • Juan_Carlos
      • 5 mths ago
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      Michelle R Beautiful and expressive playing, Michelle! Thanks a lot for sharing it here, in the stage of Bach lovers. 

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    • Michelle R Lovely Michelle!

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      • Michelle R
      • Michelle_Russell
      • 5 mths ago
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      Sindre Skarelven Juan Carlos Olite Vidhya Bashyam Thanks so much, piano friends! I'm looking forward to the day when I can play two part Inventions!! 

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    • Michelle R love your delicate and thoughtful playing, Michelle! Simply wonderful!

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      • Michelle_Russell
      • 5 mths ago
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      Natalie Peh Thanks so much, Natalie! I’m always excited when my teacher gives me a new piece by Bach to learn. It means I’m getting closer and closer to learning some of the pieces I’m longing to play!

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    • Juan Carlos Olite
    • Philosophy teacher and piano lover
    • Juan_Carlos
    • 4 mths ago
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    After an unforgettable trip to Leipzig Bach Festival, I'm under the Bach music spell more than ever... So, here another monthly recording: the beautiful Prelude in f minor of the Well-Tempered Clavier second book.

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    • Juan Carlos Olite I was just listening to this beautiful P&F a few minutes ago! Thanks for sharing your lovely interpretation. 

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    • Juan Carlos Olite We should photoshop Natalie and me next to you as well! So sad we missed you by just a couple of weeks! Next time!  Your Bach sounds gorgeous. 

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
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      • Juan_Carlos
      • 4 mths ago
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      Vidhya Bashyam Andrea Buckland Thank you so much, my dear friends! We'll meet one of these years in another Bach Festival, for sure 🙂! Do you know how to do the photoshop? Please do it and upload in your next video 👍

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      • Juan Carlos Olite
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      • Juan_Carlos
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      Vidhya Bashyam Andrea Buckland Thanks a lot, Vidhya!

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    • Juan Carlos Olite 😂

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      • Gail Starr
      • Retired MBA
      • Gail_Starr
      • 4 mths ago
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      Juan Carlos Olite Maybe we can make a group photo with all 10 of us together?😄

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