It only really came into existence at the beginning of the 18th century and was not fully developed as an instrument until about 40 years after Bach's death. It was up to Mozart to write for it and it definitely suited him.

Hello, my circular breathing .. nothing to do with jazz background :) :( I actually played - and play also today jazz and improvise with jazz musicians, but my breathing was mainly developped for gaining powerful capacity for playing Bach's music the most possible natural way. Before this it was sometimes needed in contemporary pieces ,(their language is very similar to modern jazz trends) I learnt it anno on such occasssion. I learnt... it's a long story, you are never good enough in it, always relearn and rethink... :)

@@rozmanlajos Mr. Rozman--Thank you for your response, and thank you for your labor of love preparing this piece, for your own journey and so we might hear it!

@@rozmanlajos P.s.: To my knowledge there were early clarinets around at the time, yet we don't hear them in Bach's music. Why is that? Thank you--

Circular breathing in playing musical instruments has been practiced for over 1000 years. The Japanese sho, which can be heard in gagaku (music of the Japanese Imperial Household), requires circular breathing. Many thanks to Lajos for a masterful demonstration.

Thanks for watching! You are right, I 'd have liked it to be faster too :) At the moment of the rec. this timing was the borderlpoint of my averall controll, especially playing by heart and with only one cut (I recorded it in two parts if I remember well.) I should recor again, surely can get a more fluent tempo today.

@@rozmanlajos I don't think it needs to be faster than that. it is so important to hear and understand each single note here. extremely well done, Lajos

There is no pointillism in music, even with Webern. There are melody and harmony, and the way that they're conveyed depends on the instrumentation. Pointillism is a visual medium.

It's a church, simply. No any extra effect as I remember.(years ago) I always work with this engineer, I like the sound he records. But you can hear it different of course. 🙂

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