On 02/14/2013 10:11 AM, Folderol wrote:
> Possibly 'pedestrian' was the wrong word, maybe 'rigid' would be better (then
> again maybe not).
>
> For me, *personally*, the limited range of Bach I've heard, while sounding very
> impressive, doesn't flow or drift in a way that I would enjoy. I especially
> like loose timing (as much of my own music demonstrates) where you can hold a
> note, chord, expression almost to breaking point.
>
Ida Presti plays the Andante from BWV 1003 :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aZMIuAHXcY
Not great audio but a lovely performance.
Perhaps you've just heard a lot of bad playing ?
"You play Bach's music your way, sir, and I'll play it his way" Wanda
Landowska, to a critic of her interpretation.
Check out recordings by Segovia, ditto Casals.
Best,
dp
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