by Rebecca Cochran
“The poetry, the atmosphere, the intensity of expression, the beauty of the preludes and fugues grip, overwhelm and stimulate us. Let us not be afraid of the supreme contrapuntal science of the fugues, nor be overawed by the stern appearance and heavy wig of Father Bach. Let us gather around him, feel the love, the noble goodness that flow from each one of his phrases and that invigorate and bind us by ties strong and warm.” — Carl Friedrich Zelter, teacher of Felix Mendelssohn
“The poetry, the atmosphere, the intensity of expression, the beauty of the preludes and fugues grip, overwhelm and stimulate us. Let us not be afraid of the supreme contrapuntal science of the fugues, nor be overawed by the stern appearance and heavy wig of Father Bach. Let us gather around him, feel the love, the noble goodness that flow from each one of his phrases and that invigorate and bind us by ties strong and warm.” — Carl Friedrich Zelter, teacher of Felix Mendelssohn
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