Some Bach for the Weekend

Some Classical Music for Monday Morning: Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach

Some Bach to Clear the Palate

After all the Beethoven this week, and with finals now over, a little Baroque music.

Some Baroque to End the Weekend

Some Bach to End the Weekend

Yo-Yo Ma for Sunday Afternoon

 

And for Those Who Prefer the West

Yehudi Menuhin and Bach–what’s not to love?

For a Change of Pace, Music to Begin the Week: Bach

My absolute favorite string piece by Bach.  It always brings back memories of driving through the mountains in the spring on the way from home back to college (or vice versa) when I was in my  20′s.  The video is rather unusual, but in a clever way.  In any case, the music always does my heart good.  Enjoy!

Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Usually thought of as “creepy music”–not its original intention–the Toccata and Fugue in D minor is a favorite of mine.  It’s best heard on an organ, of course.  I’ve never much liked orchestral versions of it, such as the one at the opening of the original Fantasia.  This rendition, on a Chapman stick, though, is somehow compelling.  Enjoy Bach in a different way!

Dona Nobis Pacem

Following up from the quote in the last post, a prayer for peace from Bach to begin the week.