Some Thoughts on Playing the Organ by Willem Tanke: J.S. Bach - First Sonata, third movement/new recording

30/07/2014

J.S. Bach - First Sonata, third movement/new recording

On 22 July 2014, I made new recordings of Bach's trio sonatas BWV 525-530. Contrary to previous recordings, I did not play them by heart, but from sheet music. Perhaps because of this and a relaxed mood of enjoying the holidays, I think I reached a next level of fluency and elegance. The weather was very hot; during breaks, I watched the Tour de France with its beautiful landscapes. See also A new approach to playing Bach

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As a classical organist I have been a prominent Messiaen and Reger interpreter since the '90s. Nowadays Bach interpretation is my main classical project. This is represented by my research "Dancing Bach on the organ". At the same time, as an improviser and a performing composer, I have been creating a new musical language which brings together musicians with avant-jazz, avant-pop, Western classical and traditional African and Asian backgrounds. I now relate this to my Bach interpretation.