Bach: Partita No. 6 in e minor - Toccata. Interpretation and Performance.

[@mrsandmanxj9]

Amazing video on an extremely underrated piece.

[@nigelburge3613]

Thank you so much for your very insightful expositions into these works by Bach. They are some of the best and informative desciptions of Bach's works that I have ever seen.

[@davidklein5007]

That 'ta-DEE-dah' motif also occurs in the WTC Book II, f minor prelude and fugue. And in the CPE Bach G minor fugue.

[@johnmoraitis]

It certainly does! Perhaps sometimes it can be tricky to read a specific Affekt in every descending second, but, depending on the context, such a gesture was associated with a sigh, and I feel that in this toccata, as well as the works you mention, interpreting it as such does fit the expressive atmosphere of the pieces.

[@davidhowe6905]

Thanks! If I remember correctly, you often use a French style (quasi Rameau?) temperament; was this the case here? (I'm not a good musician, but, having loved early music for many years, and having taught Physics, an interest in temperament came naturally.)

[@johnmoraitis]

Yes, I am indeed using a Rameau temperament. Admittedly it would not work for all of Bach's pieces since it's not a circulating temperament (i.e. not all keys are playable, although most are), but I like its "flavor," and I think it works well in this piece.