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| | | The concerto(s) for unaccompanied cello...those are Bach's best. But you cannot beat Bach...except maybe Vivaldi...hmmm...nah, Bach is still on top.
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| | Especially Bach cantatas. 
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| | | My vote for the best piece of music ever written is the Concerto in F Major after Vivaldi, BWV 978. When Bach takes up Vivaldi, that is as near perfection as we can expect in the sublunary world. |
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Bach is my favorite composer. As they say, "If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it!"
Brian
P.S. I also enjoy Chopin who was heavily influnced by Bach. In fact, I enjoy the Romantic Period as much as the Baroque.
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10 brownie points for anyone who could tell me who technically wrote the first symphonic piece. 
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05-10-2008, 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Bosse  Gentlemen,
Bach is my favorite composer. As they say, "If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it!"
Brian
P.S. I also enjoy Chopin who was heavily influnced by Bach. In fact, I enjoy the Romantic Period as much as the Baroque. | Well.. my only gripe about the baroque period and early classical is that harpsichord.. I'm sorry I just cannot stand that sound!!! Thank God the piano forte was invented . |
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| | Toccata in D-minor (BWV 565)
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Better than a harpsichord any day, but not by much. | I'll take the organ over the harpsichord. I love Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony #3. It's amazing!!! 
Last edited by Simply_Nikki; 05-10-2008 at 12:55 AM.
Reason: ugh...typo queen
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| | I love Tocatta and Fugue in D minor! Sometimes I try to imagine how high people jumped out of their seats when the organ played the opening measures for the very first time!   |
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Originally Posted by Prudence and Passion I love Tocatta and Fugue in D minor! Sometimes I try to imagine how high people jumped out of their seats when the organ played the opening measures for the very first time! |  Indeed, kind of like Haydn's clever surprise symphony (although not to the degree of the the Tocatta) that'll make you wake up! lol.
=O ! BTW I love that piano playin' smiley he's the best! Where'd he come from? |
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Originally Posted by nicnap The concerto(s) for unaccompanied cello...those are Bach's best. But you cannot beat Bach...except maybe Vivaldi...hmmm...nah, Bach is still on top. |
Last edited by Southern Presbyterian; 05-10-2008 at 09:29 AM.
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Arguably the finest piece of music ever composed. (IMO) |
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| | | Nikki - Although my favorite composer Haydn is considered the father of the symphony! More brownie points? |
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Originally Posted by Prudence and Passion
=O ! BTW I love that piano playin' smiley he's the best! Where'd he come from? | Bestsmileys.com, category Music2 | | The Following User Says Thank You to Prudence and Passion For This Useful Post: | |
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Originally Posted by Grymir Nikki - Johann Christian Bach - Do I get the brownie points? |  Hmmm.. Close, I hope I'm not the one with the misinformation, but I thought it was Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach. We can split the brownie until we find out for sure.  |
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Originally Posted by Grymir Nikki - Although my favorite composer Haydn is considered the father of the symphony! More brownie points? | Over achiever.. 
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| | | Hi Nikki! I could be Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, They are usually both given credit, I just like Johann Christian Bach's compositions better, and he influenced Haydn. So I think he was the first based on my line of reasoning. |
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Originally Posted by Grymir Hi Nikki! I could be Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach, They are usually both given credit, I just like Johann Christian Bach's compositions better, and he influenced Haydn. So I think he was the first based on my line of reasoning. | Actually Mr. Johnson , It was CPE who taught his younger brother Johann Christian and influenced Haydn. |
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| | | Yes you are right. I broke down and googled it. waah. |
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| | | The best recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin is that by Nathan Milstein (1903-1992), recorded in London in 1973. It's on Deutsche Grammophon Records as a 2-CD budget set.
Get it.
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