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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Somehow I didn't see this thread till now, but I'm excited to join in! Here's Bach's F major 2-part invention. I got a little tense at the end, due to trying to balance a dragon mask on my head (and I think I need to be more intentional about breathing when I play...I tend to hold my breath, haha), so there are some musical imperfections. Also, because I thought it would be amusing, I included AI-generated pictures of Bach getting happier and happier.
[Edit 1] Oops, I..uh...deleted the video by mistake. I thought I was deleting a related short. >.<
[Edit 2] OK, now it's back up. Just because, I added a tiny bit of reverb since I've got a close mic setup (free using Davinci Resolve...this is the concert hall setting at 13%). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpHlZfBozQQ
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Marc M I love the whole video, Marc! :D And BTW great playing, too!
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Marc M LOVE IT! I'm so impressed that your kiddos actually LET you play the piano. Everytime I used to sit down, my kid would hop on my lap, climb on my back and pull my feet away from the pedals. (i kind of think he didn't like my playing). Now he's 23 and just asked me how to get discounted tickets to his local symphony...
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Marc M PS: Bach is SOOOO happy with your playing!
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Marc M What a wonderful video, Marc! Great and happy playing in family, in total Bach spirit. Thank you for sharing it!
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Juan Carlos Olite Andrea Buckland Ursina Boehm Michelle R Vidhya Bashyam Gail Starr Thank you for the kind words! Typically they'll let me play for a little while and then they make me stop. In fact, a few minutes after the video recorded above, my four year old decided she had enough, so she put herself between me and the piano and started pushing my hands away from the keys, haha. I don't hold it against her--we all have our limits!
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Marc M My kid used to do that ALL the time!
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Marc M Great playing and the intense happiness shines through! P/s also a very happy shiny medal to you for your powers of focus and concentration, and the stylish flick at the end! :)
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I am kind of sad today. Somehow the Allemande of the English Suite No 2 perfectly fits my mood. I hope you like it as much as I do. Regards from Switzerland
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Ursina Boehm You captured the mood of this piece beautifully, Ursina! So sensitive gorgeous playing. Hope you feel better after playing Bach!
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Ursina Boehm Lovely tone!
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Ursina Boehm Sorry you felt down! Hope you are feeling better today. Your playing was absolutely beautiful and so uplifting for me.
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Ursina Boehm Music is the best therapy and Bach the best music! As Andrea says I hope you feel better with his music which you played beautifully. Thank you so much for sharing it!
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Ursina Boehm hope you don't feel sad any longer, there is such thoughtful and serene mood to your Allamende. It is beautiful. Please continue to post to Tonebase Bach Stage, whenever you can.
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So sorry you feel down today, but you’re playing concerts that mood beautifully. I love your tempo and ornamentation.
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That is so lovely Ursina, thank you for sharing. Music moves us all so deeply.
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Here's the 3rd movement of Bach's transcription of Marcello's oboe concerto in D minor (BWV 974). I still need to iron out some unevenness here and there.
For fun, I added some dinosaurs...if they are distracting, minimize window, haha.
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Marc M What a joyful and beautiful music! And, of course, excellent playing and the way you illustrated the music absolutely funny and gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing, Marc
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Marc M I don't think I would ever have imagined Bach running from dinosaurs until this video .... hahaha. That's a very creative idea! Nice playing too!
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Marc M That was great! Loved the tempo, the smoothness of the playing, clarity of the sound. Was that a cameo of your daughter in the middle there- was she controlling all the Bach illustrations? Looks like a fun way for kids to get into music.
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Marc M Great playing PLUS you know an impressive number of dinosaur
names! I bet your kids were thrilled with this! 
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Gail Starr Juan Carlos Olite Natalie Peh Vidhya Bashyam Thank you, you are all very kind! I was wondering what images might accompany the music well, and somehow a dinosaur chase came to mind. It's funny--the kids love the video and ask me to keep repeating it, haha. (No daughter cameos this time, but I foresee more videos with them in the not too distant future!)
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Marc M pretty soon you can include them in the videos just like Paul Barton does with his little daughter, Emilie!
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Gail Starr I just checked out Paul Barton's channel, and wow, Emilie is really good! Haha. Eventually the kiddos may join in also--we'll see.
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Marc M I hope they do! My son used to let me accompany him on violin, but he did NOT have a knack for that instrument and decided to try singing after 6 LONG years of (frustrated) practicing.
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One of my favorites three-part inventions. Nulla die sine Bach!
