Everything Bach ever wrote


Is being played on BBC Radio Three between now and Xmas for those of you who would like to run your PC through your system you can listen live on the internet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3

Personally I love most of Bach's work, I just hate his opera. Nothing personal, I hate everyone's opera.
dmurfet

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Classical1 - yes - for example, currently playing is:

Cantata No 172: Erschallet, ihr Lied

Not my thing at all, I wish the singers would go for a drink, so I can hear the instruments. :o)
I think I have not been clear enough, and probably a little niiave with my knowledge of Bach.

I don't hate the singers, or singing. I like it. It's just when they start warbling just to show us how great their voices and talents are, for no apparent reason, then I switch off. Opera singers are no longer the worst for this - RnB singers are. I begin to wonder if they could hold a note even if they tried.

I love plain chant, most god fearing choral music, but perhaps not the lone choirboy (even if they can hold a note) - I must admit, having listened fairly extensively - a good 50% of it I find acceptable (as though Bach was worried about my accfeptance of his work).

Tongue firmly in cheek.

:-P
Radio Three have organised a playing of Toccata and Fuge at as many churches round the UK as possible today, so I'm going to two recitals this afternoon!

Brownsfan - no problem!