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Sviatoslav Richter on Bach
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Alan Turing
Nov 10, 2012, 11:20:03 AM11/10/12
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On the cover of one of his CD collections "Richter plays
Bach"(STR-33820-4CD) there is a quote:
"It does no harm to listen to Bach from time to time, even if only from
a hygienic standpoint" by him of course.
This is completely lost on me and i was wondering if anyone could shed
some light on or discuss this seemingly enigmatic statement.
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-AlanTuring
Bach"(STR-33820-4CD) there is a quote:
"It does no harm to listen to Bach from time to time, even if only from
a hygienic standpoint" by him of course.
This is completely lost on me and i was wondering if anyone could shed
some light on or discuss this seemingly enigmatic statement.
--
-AlanTuring
Matt Faunce
Nov 10, 2012, 11:49:13 AM11/10/12
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cleansing one's sensibilities from gratuitously romantic and sappy
gestures like grand rubatos, accelerandos, and crescendos, as well as
romantic compositional affects, e.g., rich harmonies of Wagner and Debussy.
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Matt
Matt Faunce
Nov 10, 2012, 11:53:17 AM11/10/12
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Matt
Fadosolrélamisi
Nov 10, 2012, 2:34:18 PM11/10/12
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As long as it is not a cold shower (for the asylum prone brain), I'm all for a little Bach's hygienic cleansing from time to time ... it's indeed bringing me back, track, sack, pack, to my senses,You know, the good old common sense that makes for a balance life in all its endeavors.
John Nguyen
Nov 10, 2012, 3:38:22 PM11/10/12
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Speaking of the devil, I just listened to BVW 998 from David Russell a
few hours back this morning. All I can say is "Danm!"
John
Alan Turing
Nov 10, 2012, 5:06:16 PM11/10/12
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But i kind of see it now, the whole cleansing effect Bach has, so
solidly established in its fundamentals.
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-AlanTuring
Fadosolrélamisi
Nov 10, 2012, 5:23:45 PM11/10/12
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Ruisseau rules!
Andrew Schulman
Nov 10, 2012, 5:41:05 PM11/10/12
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On Nov 10, 11:20 am, Alan Turing <razulhun...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On the cover of one of his CD collections "Richter plays
> Bach"(STR-33820-4CD) there is a quote:
>
> "It does no harm to listen to Bach from time to time, even if only from
> a hygienic standpoint" by him of course.
>
It's a typo, it was supposed to say "hypodermic".
> On the cover of one of his CD collections "Richter plays
> Bach"(STR-33820-4CD) there is a quote:
>
> "It does no harm to listen to Bach from time to time, even if only from
> a hygienic standpoint" by him of course.
>
Andrew
John Nguyen
Nov 10, 2012, 6:33:43 PM11/10/12
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I like the spanish translation a little more : Torrente. It sounds
bunchy and forceful :-)
florenc...@gmail.com
Nov 10, 2012, 7:55:45 PM11/10/12
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Alan Turing
Nov 11, 2012, 2:44:18 AM11/11/12
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in response to steven's email, to which i couldn't directly reply,
That's interesting you say that steven, I discussed it a bit with a few
friends and they suggested perhaps Bach's music has some kind of
cleansing affect on one's perception of music.
Therefore when he says hygiene he means to say Bach strips the mind of
all the excess baggage that has accumulated while listening to other
composers and firmly places one on the ground again.
Rahul
--
-AlanTuring
That's interesting you say that steven, I discussed it a bit with a few
friends and they suggested perhaps Bach's music has some kind of
cleansing affect on one's perception of music.
Therefore when he says hygiene he means to say Bach strips the mind of
all the excess baggage that has accumulated while listening to other
composers and firmly places one on the ground again.
Rahul
--
-AlanTuring
Alan Turing
Nov 11, 2012, 2:53:54 AM11/11/12
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"Listening to Bach is like attending confessional"
I thought this was quite interesting as it very wholely captures my
state of mind. A rather primal one that delivers me into a realm where
truly I feel purged. Anyone else get this feeling?
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-AlanTuring
Jay Reedy
Feb 2, 2023, 12:31:11 PM2/2/23
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