Pierre Lauwers Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Here is another video from our young french players: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=MkBksFixNWk Pierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJJ Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Here is another video from our young french players: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=MkBksFixNWk Pierre Does anyone here play the mans. only prelude 'dotted'? I was taught to do this and it sounds quite effective in a sort of 'French' manner. AJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox Humana Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Boo!!! It may sound effective in the same way that dotting any piece with boring old even quavers is going to make it more jolly - I've heard it done to Handel's "And the glory" too - but hanging notes inégales tags on such pieces doesn't make the treament any less cavalier. If somone can show me definitive proof that French-style notes inégales were used in England and Germany I might concede the point. Maybe the next issue of Organists' Review will shed some light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusingMuso Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Boo!!! It may sound effective in the same way that dotting any piece with boring old even quavers is going to make it more jolly - I've heard it done to Handel's "And the glory" too - but hanging notes inégales tags on such pieces doesn't make the treament any less cavalier. If somone can show me definitive proof that French-style notes inégales were used in England and Germany I might concede the point. Maybe the next issue of Organists' Review will shed some light. ======================== Of course there were lots of notes inégales in English music.....there still is! It's called inebriation in plain English. In a delightful parody of Dr. Samuel Johnson, I think it was the late Peter Ustinov who uttered, live on a Mike Parkinson show:- "What say you Sir is the life force of man? Sherry say you, or beer or sack? None of these things say I Sir, but ink Sir....INK!" Not everyone is capable of following the right notes at all times, unlike the good Doctor. MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Jordan Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 How strange that no-one has mentioned Gillian Weir. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stieglitz Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 We all have our favourite players from abroad: Rogg, Isoir, Koopman et al, but when pressed to nominate a British player of preference when it comes to JSB I find it a little more difficult. Don't get me wrong: I do not wish to denigrate any British organists who are a thousand times better than I - it's just that many players from this country (UK) whom I admire greatly in every other respect sometimes leave me less inspired by their Bach. Some might say that I shouldn't be so stupid and that Hurford is the obvious answer, full stop, but I'm not sure I agree... Who's your favourite? David Sanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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