Posted: Jun 08, 2018 6:24 pm
Man, that's tough! The thing that got me started was Richter's playing of The Well Tempered Clavier, which was a set of preludes and fugues in every key of the modern scale, which I understand was quite new at the time. If you can forgive the terrible sound (Richter apparently hated recording and didn't want the mics anywhere near him), I'd say try the first 7 preludes and fugues:
If you're a fan of Gould you may want to check out his rendition of the Well Tempered Clavier, it's a gold standard for many but not really my cup of tea. I do like his take on the partitas, though:
You can, of course, find Wim playing most of these on his period instruments. If you're looking for more of a group effort, I've been very much digging the Brandenburg Concertos lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehbar90jHz8&t=3137s
I tried doing a Youtube link for this one, but it didn't work for some reason. Anyway, let me know if you're interested in more, but honestly I think Bach is one of those guys that once you've got the itch, it's all worth hearing!
I haven't listened to Richter's take on Liszt, or Liszt in general -- him and Brahms, though very different, have that kind of bashy thing going on that I haven't quite wrapped my head around yet
If you're a fan of Gould you may want to check out his rendition of the Well Tempered Clavier, it's a gold standard for many but not really my cup of tea. I do like his take on the partitas, though:
You can, of course, find Wim playing most of these on his period instruments. If you're looking for more of a group effort, I've been very much digging the Brandenburg Concertos lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehbar90jHz8&t=3137s
I tried doing a Youtube link for this one, but it didn't work for some reason. Anyway, let me know if you're interested in more, but honestly I think Bach is one of those guys that once you've got the itch, it's all worth hearing!
I haven't listened to Richter's take on Liszt, or Liszt in general -- him and Brahms, though very different, have that kind of bashy thing going on that I haven't quite wrapped my head around yet