Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Contrapuntal Conversation

J.S.Bach's Toccata in C Minor BWV 911 (final part), performed splendidly by the legendary Martha Argerich.



The fugue is incredibly played and the interpretation- controlled dynamics (with Bach, you can't overdo the dynamics as he wrote for the harpsichord and early versions of the piano that do not have the sonorous quality of the modern pianoforte)- is marvelous. Here the left hand does not only support the melody on the right, it assumes an equal part. What you get is a conversation between two voices that aims for harmony at the same time.

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