I need therapy after all this craziness during the election and the darn politics board and all the stupidity.
I need Bach now. Please help!
'Ne cherchez plus mon coeur, les bêtes l'ont mangé.' Baudelaire
a seasonal favorite, anyway:
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Chorus: "Jauchzet, frohlocket"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3HLVzNO5mM
Thank you. I had forgotten about this and I love it so much. I think Bach is an ultimate psychotherapy.
'Ne cherchez plus mon coeur, les bêtes l'ont mangé.' Baudelaire
Maybe the sixth Sarabande from the Cello Suites. At least it was the piece that got me hooked on Bach way back when. It was Pablo Casals what did it to me.
Still, it probably not my go-to Bach these days.
Will Hays is my shepherd, I shall not want. Wills prod and Will's gaff, they confound me.
Try some of the harpichord concertos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkw6s9WHyjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP_QX3PCOks
Flute Sonata in Eb, BWV 1031 - 2. Siciliano
version for trumpet & organ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OzVIIh7a8
original version for flute & harpsichord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkDgMNXqIak
A bit of a typical answer but my favorite will always be the Toccata and Fugue in Dm.. what a masterpiece that piece is, that familiar intro, the fugue, the build-up, that final cadence is one the most beautiful progresssions I've ever heard in my life... enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY
shareThe Laudamus Te fro the B Minor Mass
23'38"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7obnfrlP0s
Don't know any other Bach like it, & it's difficult to explain just why I find it so brilliant.