Music in the Castle of HeavenJohn Eliot Gardiner
Music in the Castle of Heaven
by John Eliot Gardiner · first published 2013
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It's not a blockbuster but I really do love "Music in the Castle of Heaven" by John Eliot Gardiner. Maybe a little academic - but the drama!
on “Beneath the surface of Bach’s music is a world of numerology and cunning craft” ↗Bach's life is so hidden from us in terms of letters from him, but we know enough to write some pretty good biographies. My personal favorite is Music in the Castle of Heaven, by John Eliot Gardiner the conductor. Who knows Bach better than those who know his music so intimately? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17883941-bach I also recommend learning a few notes on the…
on “Bach’s Accidental Masterpiece” ↗About Bach's involvement and contributions in organ building technology of his age, the point of view comes from here discussed at length: "Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven" by John Eliot Gardiner. He is a reliable source. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eliot_Gardiner A detailed comparison with modern music comes from a recent author whose name slips my mind. He taught…
on “How Hillsong Church conquered the music industry” ↗John Eliot Gardner's "Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven" is a sort of musical biography featuring a (very) deep dive on the cantatas.
on “Bach’s Cantata Calendar” ↗English Conductor Sir. John Eliot Gardiner, who grew up singing and learning Bach cantatas as a child, he has published a lovely book "Bach: Music in the Castle of heaven". I think these lines from the very opening of his book will also enlighten us -- "Bach the musician is an unfathomable genius; Bach the man is all too obviously flawed, disappointingly ordinary and…
on “The Master's Voice: What we know of Bach, and may never comprehend” ↗Review of the book Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Eliot Gardiner. A couple other reviews in the NYTimes http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/books/bach-music-in-the-ca... ...and the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/book-revie...…
on “Why Bach Moves Us” ↗