On May 3, 8:39 pm, Dmitry <dmitrijsfedot...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 30 Apr, 05:15, hol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Eugene Holman) wrote:
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> > In article
> > <090000eb-1138-46e4-a7f7-088786bb0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > lorad...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Apr 27, 8:54=3DA0am, burl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> > > > Czech Radio offers brilliant Bach's Brandenburg Concertos for
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> > > > in flac (as well as in crap
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> > > > Regards,http://andriustblo.blogspot.com
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> > > Bach is boring.. his clunky old organ music is primitive.
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> > Not everything that J. S. Bach composed is of equal genius, but the
> > cantatas, the B-Minor Mass, and the St. Matthew Passion rank among the
> > supreme works of Western music.
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> > > Mozart, Beethoven, even Chopin were much more innovative.
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> > Of course they are, they lived two or three generations later and thus
> > stand on the shoulders of J. S. Bach, Handel, Telemann, Gl=FCck, C. P.
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> > Bach, and Haydn. Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Brahms are, *mutatis
> > mutandis*, more innovative for the same reason.
>
> To me, Bach is the king of bass lines of all times. He also explored
> the capabilities of harmonic and melodic minor to their limits.
> Harmony rules, that he established are still part of music curriculum
> in most European countries. Well-Tempered Clavier influenced later
> composers, such as Haydn and Mozart. His harmonies are very
> conservative, leading note has to go to tonic and no consecutive fifth
> or fourths or octaves are allowed. Yet, when you listen to Georgian 4-
> part harmony you know that consecutives work extremely well.
All quotations must be cited, keep in mind next time.
Regards,
http://andriusblo.blogspot.com
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