Nic Robinson
Moderator
The other Bach piece that might make my list depending on mood is the Passacaglia & Fugue BWV582.
https://youtu.be/NRVG42lGUkY?t=10
Yes.
The other Bach piece that might make my list depending on mood is the Passacaglia & Fugue BWV582.
https://youtu.be/NRVG42lGUkY?t=10
Yes.
Not for me, I'm afraid.
Bach does well with the development (as one would expect) but the Chaconne/Pasacaglia was a dated convention by his time and for me this piece is almost as dreary to hear as it is boring to play. Things pick up in the fugue but frankly, I include this with the Prelude, Adagio and Fugue as amongst Bach's lesser Orgelwerke.
Obviously it is impossible to pick the greatest single piece of music as such things cannot be decided on a vote based on opinion, but I do suspect that there may be an easier consensus on who was the greatest composer of all time [in the Western Tradition].
- Busoni piano Concerto
- Paderewski piano concerto
You will never get consensus on anything.
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Tim