What could be more rewarding than attending a Bach Concert on Mozart's Birthday :) This was one of the jokes that the conductor made. Coming to the point, I had one of the most wonderful Friday evenings on Jan 27th! We attended a 2.5 hour long concert in the San Diego Symphony Hall. It was just Bach Bach and Bach! Somehow they picked all my favorites (of course it's not an exhaustive list) - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, Brandenburg Concerto No.2, Concerto for two violins, Orchestral Suites #3, Wachet Auf...., etc. Imagine how it must have been. The conductor made it much more enjoyable by giving a nice and funny description of all the pieces. He emphasized the five part harmony Bach used in the orchestral suites by requesting the first violinists, second violinists, violists, cellists, the wood wind instrumentalists to play their part separately at first and then allowing them to combine all of them. Imagine that - you'll have no idea of harmonically rich his pieces are. This was all composed in the late 1600s- early 1700s.
Bach must have been a terrific mathematician. If he were given one more birth, he would have been born as a great mathematician.
Bach must have been a terrific mathematician. If he were given one more birth, he would have been born as a great mathematician.
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