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Special Guest: Robert Hill. How does he play Bach?
Special Guest: Robert Hill. How does he play Bach?
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96 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Guest Interview: Robert Hill, Harpsichordist
I had the privilege of speaking to Robert Hill, one of the foremost harpsichordists alive. Our discussion spans many different topics including harpsichord tuning and repair, clavichords, piano actions, lute-harpsichords, early Bach, old Bach, figured bass, inaudible sounds, metronomes, partimento, and anything else listed here:
People / Topics Covered:
Keith Hill (Instrument maker, Robert’s Brother)
Jaap Schröder (Dutch violinist Hill heard in Michigan)
Fernando Valenti (American Harpsichordist)
Charles Burney (English Music Historian)
Lute Harpsichord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautenwerck
Gustav Leonhardt
John Dryden (the poet Leonhardt Quoted)
The Goethe Haus, Weimar (paint color)
Andreas Bach Book (french text only) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bach_Buch
Andreas Staier Harpsichordist with whom Hill recorded BWV1080
David Stanwood https://www.stanwoodpiano.com/ (Piano Technician)
The Squiggle on the title page of the Well Tempered Clavier
"Bach's face reconstructed"
"Bach's Seal"
Partimento (Reduction Technique):
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Randy Rainbow (comedian)
Madame de Villedieu (authoress), novel of note: "Desordres d'Amour
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I had the privilege of speaking to Robert Hill, one of the foremost harpsichordists alive. Our discussion spans many different topics including harpsichord tuning and repair, clavichords, piano actions, lute-harpsichords, early Bach, old Bach, figured bass, inaudible sounds, metronomes, partimento, and anything else listed here:
People / Topics Covered:
Keith Hill (Instrument maker, Robert’s Brother)
Jaap Schröder (Dutch violinist Hill heard in Michigan)
Fernando Valenti (American Harpsichordist)
Charles Burney (English Music Historian)
Lute Harpsichord: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lautenwerck
Gustav Leonhardt
John Dryden (the poet Leonhardt Quoted)
The Goethe Haus, Weimar (paint color)
Andreas Bach Book (french text only) https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Bach_Buch
Andreas Staier Harpsichordist with whom Hill recorded BWV1080
David Stanwood https://www.stanwoodpiano.com/ (Piano Technician)
The Squiggle on the title page of the Well Tempered Clavier
"Bach's face reconstructed"
"Bach's Seal"
Partimento (Reduction Technique):
--
Randy Rainbow (comedian)
Madame de Villedieu (authoress), novel of note: "Desordres d'Amour
Follow Evan on Instagram for even more content about Bach: www.instagram.com/WTFBach
--
Find a playlist of this episode’s music here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xyzZShf0RrAx75nvF1zUb?si=xRgHdqtNRtmogsUfvhlf7Q
Support us:
https://www.patreon.com/wtfbach
https://www.paypal.me/wtfbach
https://venmo.com/wtfbach
https://cash.app/$wtfbach
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Suggestions? Want Evan to analyze a specific piece of Bach? Have other questions for Evan about music or anything at all?
Write us:
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Released:
Jun 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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