Bach Upside Down

16 May 2020, 03:28 PM

ShiroKuro

Bach Upside Down

Did y'all see this:

A Jazz Pianist Flips Bach Upside Down (NYTs article)

He played the Goldberg Variations (on a Yamaha Disklavier) and then had the computer play them backwards. The article links to two youtube videos, the first one is neat to hear, but the second is just sooo compelling. I really want the sheet music for the upside down version!

In this video, the pianist plays variation #13 (as normal) and then has the computer play it backwards.

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16 May 2020, 03:36 PM

ShiroKuro

OMG he shares all the scores for his upside down versions!!

http://www.dantepfer.com/bachupsidedown/

I'm sure these are all way too hard for me, but maybe some day....

ETA: I just emailed the pianist because ~~I'm a nerd~~ his email address is listed on his page.

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16 May 2020, 03:45 PM

RealPlayer

Haha. It's so funny watching him emote while he's not playing.

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16 May 2020, 03:48 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
It's so funny watching him emote while he's not playing.

I thought so too actually, but what else could he do, just sit there?

So, what did you think? Did you like them? ~~Or am I the only person crazily attracted to the upside down variations?~~

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16 May 2020, 04:09 PM

RealPlayer

It's not uninteresting, but still just a curiosity, IMO.

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16 May 2020, 07:37 PM

jodi

Is it actually upside down, or just backwards?

16 May 2020, 07:38 PM

jodi

Ok, just watched and it really does look like it’s upside down. How wild

16 May 2020, 08:57 PM

ShiroKuro

quote:
It's not uninteresting, but still just a curiosity, IMO.

That was my reaction to the first one I listened to, but the next one really got to me. I've listened to several more, some are just interesting but a few I feel like I really want to play them!!

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17 May 2020, 06:12 AM

jon-nyc

quote:
Originally posted by ShiroKuro:
I thought so too actually, but what else could he do, just sit there?

Yes! Like a pianist in an ensemble during an extended rest. It’s to distracting, I had to look away.

But I think I agree with RP.

Though it would be funny to learn one and randomly play it for people like at a piano party. They’d be scratching their heads because it would sound familiar but not.

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