Re: [LAU] A new Bach... :-)

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Jun 13 2009 - 10:15:29 EEST

Julien Claassen wrote:
> Hello!
> That's such a pity. His music is so full of love and faith and Bach himself
> was said to be very kind with his kids. There's a tale, that he would take
> care of his chldren's needs, like chaging dipers and such. He just put a
> child, where there was some space and once there was a note sheet underneath
> the child. He just said: "Oh well, little one, now you've peed all over this,
> but it doesn't matter, we can just write that again."

Unlike musicians in these post-Romantic-period times, it was OK to be
normal. ;-)

> Btw.: I too love Glenn Gould, very unique feeling for the pieces he played
> and a very unique way he has of interpreting the pieces. So just remember,
> that Bach, even while working, had enough kids around him, doing all the
> things kids do. :-)

20 children. Is it time to trot out the old joke about Bach's organ not
having any stops?

-- 
David
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