Release Date: 01/01/16

I often imagined the instructions Bach might give the performer of his music in the present day. What might he say?Descr

I often imagined the instructions Bach might give the performer of his music in the present day. What might he say?Describing Bach as a conductor in the 18th century, J.M. Gesner said he was “full of rhythm in every part of his body”. Bach himself stated his priorities in the title of his keyboard works: “...above all to achieve a singing style”. Knowing what a phenomenal organist and improviser Bach was, his example to us must be obvious. The music must live in the here and now – forever new.– Eskelinen, Ismo