Johann Sebastian Bach was badass. That's it; that's the statement.
I mean, what else do you call a guy who, in 1717, was sent to jail for a month just because he mouthed off to his boss, Prince Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar? Stuck it to the man, did ol' J.S.!
Like I said: badass....
Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio, from Ein Musicalisches Opfer, BWV 1079 Leopold Stastny, flute; Walter Pfeiffer, violin; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, ‘cello; Herbert Tachezi, harpsichord - Bach: Ein Musicalisches Opfer. Concentus musicus Wien. Harnoncourt - Teldec Das Alte Werk |
I. Largo
II. Allegro III. Andante IV. Allegro |
Barbara Monk Feldman: The I and Thou Barbara Pritchard, piano - The View From Here - Centrediscs/Centredisques |
Anton Bruckner: “Volksfest” Finale to Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major, WAB 104 Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Georg Tintner, conductor - Bruckner: Symphony No. 00, "Study Symphony" - Naxos |
IV. Allegro moderato |