Why Bach Sounded “Unnatural” to His Own Time
Johann Sebastian Bach is now regarded as one of the greatest composers in history — yet in his own lifetime, some listeners found his music unusually complex, artificial, even difficult to follow. In this video, Robert Costin explores why Bach’s music could sound so strikingly different to eighteenth-century ears, drawing on ideas from Laurence Dreyfus and 'Bach and the Patterns of Invention'. Through performances and scrolling scores of: 00:00 Prelude in B minor, BWV 869 01:43 Contrapunctus X from The Art of Fugue 02:38 Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 882 03:17 Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering The video explores Bach’s music as a process of continuous invention: independent voices, perpetual transformation, and musical thought unfolding in real time. Recorded on the Metzler organ of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge. Please subscribe for more performances and explorations of Bach’s music. #bach #artoffugue #pipeorgan #classicalmusic #organmusic #welltemperedclavier #musicaloffering #counterpoint #robertcostin
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