I like that lump in my throat. A fleeting word or a sound or a memory that brings that lump in my throat. I have grown with the joy of conjuring up the magic of a phrase, a poem, a melody, a touch - that is my super power. Close my eyes, and there you have it - Brahms’ second. You are walking in the evening, a bit of Gulzar. You catch a strangers eyes and there you go, a glimmer of memories of someone you left behind....
Who in the right mind starts writing about music, and then writes about a relatively unknown transcription of a piece by none other than Schoenberg ? I must tell you that I do not like reinvented Bach. Then why start the series with a Bach transcription ? Because this one is Dazzling. This one deserves to be the first. Before we go to Schoenberg’s version, it’s important to talk about the original Prelude and Fugue....
A little bit about myself. I am not a musician by training nor by profession. I am just very lucky to have been exposed to very rich music. I always enjoyed sound, a little bit too much. First time when I heard Bach, I couldn’t believe such music was possible, and that awe still exists in me (like millions of people around the world) Listening to music is at the same time very easy and extremely difficult for me - infact, I could not listen to Beethoven for a very long time, and then I just couldn’t stop....