Some Thoughts on Playing the Organ by Willem Tanke: J.S. Bach - Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 647

14/03/2016

J.S. Bach - Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 647 - "contrapuntal phrasing"

In addition to "multiple articulation" (see a previous blog post) one might speak of "contrapuntal phrasing" as a means of further refining and deepening the interpretation, in this case concerning
Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten.

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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.