Saturday Concert: 1st May 2021
Channel: Ethan David Loch
Date: 2021-05-01

Bach Partita No.1
0:00 I. Praeludium
2:01 II. Allemande
5:10 III. Corrente
8:08 IV. Sarabande
13:48 V. Menuet
16:34 VI. Gigue

Greetings!

Over the last few months, I have been learning (and performing) a different section of Bach's Partita No.1.

There are 6 sections in total:
I. Praeludium
II. Allemande
III. Corrente
IV. Sarabande
V. Menuet
VI. Gigue

Tonight we have my first attempt at putting it all together into one performance. It was recorded in one continuous take with no editing or retries. I'm preparing for the day when I can appear live in front of an audience! I also feel that this piece is so much more than the summation of the parts. The piece as a whole has a certain feel to it. The feeling I get is often, "how on earth am I going to get through this and still have the energy for the Gigue at the end!"

I could certainly produce a note-perfect version of this piece by recording each section again and again until I had enough perfection to stitch into a single take. But what do we lose in doing that? Do we disconnect from our own human fallibility? Do we lose the excitement of the single wonderful attempt? Do we train our ears to an unrealistic artificial perfection that is somehow a little "sterile"?

I for one am delighted with "live" performances on YouTube and hope you experience it with the same enjoyment that I get performing it!


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