Chris and Sridhar discuss whether or not Bach is beyond criticism, the comparisons between Bach and Shakespeare, Bach's pedagogical importance, and his influence on popular music. They then wade into the period instruments debate, and finish off by talking about performance spaces that aren't concert halls.
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Ira Glass thinks Shakespeare sucks
Jacques Bono plays Bach on electric bass
Elton John: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, 1st movement
Penny Lane - hilarious music video
David Mason - Penny Lane trumpeter
Penny Lane - Canadian Brass Ensemble
Penny Lane - Anthology version without piccolo trumpet solo
What the hell is a piccolo trumpet?
The Beatles: In My Life
Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor
One of Bach's subpar fugues
Bach's magnum opus: St. Matthew Passion
András Schiff prefers Bach to "silly" piano exercises
Voyager 1 Golden Record
Bach Air played on air...
Historically informed performance - wikipedia
Shunske Sato plays Bach Chaconne on violin
Chris Thile plays Bach Chaconne on mandolin
Shunske Sato talks about the baroque violin and bow
Chopin played on Chopin's piano
Beethoven played on Beethoven's piano
A brief history of the modern piano
All of Bach - Violin Concerto in D Minor in the Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt - The Night Watch
Rembrandt - The Sampling Officials
Charlie Parker - Yardbird Suite (ft. Young Miles Davis)
Sridhar plays Bach in a café
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, 1st movement
Bach: Coffee Cantata
Coffee Cantata text
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