Bach Piano transcription: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, Eleonor Bindman

Ms. Bindman's transcription score available at https://eleonorbindman.com/music/j-s-..., in 2 versions: with and without fingerings. Making a solo piano version of the Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3, usually referred to as “Air On G String,” didn’t occur to me at first. Even while working on the piano-4-hands arrangement of the complete Orchestral Suites (https://eleonorbindman.com/music/j-s-..., I had mixed feelings about the somewhat hackneyed high-pitched theme and couldn’t imagine performing it convincingly, especially with repeats. A solution had to be found and, after creating several piano duet versions, I settled on one where the melody is first introduced an octave lower and then played again in the original register. The adjustment made the higher – octave iteration sound fresh and much more welcome to my ears. I hope you will enjoy it as well. #aironthegstring #Bach #piano #pianomusic #jsbach #newmusic #new #pianotranscription #classicalmusic #pianosolo #relaxingmusic #pianocover #pianoteacher