'There was no blotting paper in those days and each page of ink took 12 to 15 minutes to dry. And then there is the matter of ink-drying times. He will tell you of his analysis of thumb prints on scores to establish whether (as the American academic and performer Joshua Rifkin would have it) there was more than one player to a part. Of these, the interview with John Eliot Gardiner was particularly interesting to me, especially his take on interpretations of HIP practice. Thanks to Kirk for pointing out the John Butt link. The UK Guardian is a real feast of Bach-related topics today. No mention of this in the article, but all of you in the UK will have a feast! Kirk McElhearn wrote (December 12, 2005):Īs Radio 3 prepares to broadcast Bach's complete works, John Butt examines his life. Many notables, including Elvis Costello, will share their insight. Get the details about the Bach Christmas at. Mark the 'radio player' in the right upper corner! '(.) Unfortunatly I´m not able to receive BBC 3 here from Germany.'

Iman de Zwarte wrote (November 22, 2005): That sounds very interesting! Do you have any idea when it will be available? Unfortunatly I´m not able to receive BBC 3 here from Germany. Martin Bendler wrote (November 21, 2005): No doubt much will be speculative but I will be buying it as soon as it comes out. I get the impression that it will offer a lot more than what is currently available in the New Bach Reader, the various biographies, Bach Dokumente etc. He has researched all the scores and original documents relating to Bach to try and form an image of what Bach was really like. A lot of it will be speculative, which he admits will be very open to attack by musicologists.

It will be partly autobiographical, based on the diary he kept of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, but it will also cover a lot of other ground. He is writing a book about Bach, which he has been working on for several years. There is an interview with him in this month's BBC Music Magazine, which makes a very interesting read. Each day, between 12 and 1.30, Sir John Eliot Gardiner will talk about the cantatas and introduce recordings of them. Radio 3 Bach week and John Eliot Gardinerįrom 17-25 December, radio 3 will broadcast all Bach's known works. John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists

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