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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    • Ursina_Boehm
    • 10 days ago
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    Hello everyone, I am working on the Toccata No 6, BWV 830. Today, I made a first recording of the Toccata. Still work in progress!

    Has anyone of you played this piece? Which pianist do you recommend as reference?

    I’ve listened to (among others) Andras Schiff, and I’ve also done the Tonebase lessons dedicated to this Toccata. 
     

    https://youtu.be/9Ql3OYqv6Lg?is=ii5m2Ah0jrxWVy5x

      • Maria_F
      • 8 days ago
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       That is incredible! When was it made? I want to play a historic Pleyel some time! Also, out of curiosity, which piano brand/which piano that you have played is your second favorite? 

      • Ursina_Boehm
      • 7 days ago
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       I don’t remember. I guess it was early 20th century. Personally, I am a huge Bösendorfer fan. I think all the big brands like Steinway, Fazioli, Bechstein, Kawai and Yamaha are producing excellent grand pianos in the top range. At the end, if you have the chance to handpick your instrument, the brand is not the important thing, it is more about what kind of sound and character in tone you as a pianist are looking for. 

      • Maria_F
      • 6 days ago
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       I agree with you. Have you ever played a Seiler? 

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