Marpurg-Kirnberger-Bach

Susan Kline sckline@attbi.com
Sun, 05 May 2002 13:50:42 -0700


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At 01:27 PM 5/5/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Or, maybe you could make a quick recording of how you play in EQT. Now 
>that is something that I would really like to hear: a string player that 
>know how to play in EQT!

LOL. I certainly never claimed to play in Equal Temperament! Rather the 
contrary: I stated exactly the ways in which intervals in melodic (string) 
temperament vary from equal-tempered intervals. However, the major thirds 
are wider rather than narrower than equal. The semitones are smaller. The 
whole tones are somewhat larger. But these differences are not enough to 
mess up playing with a piano. One just plays flexibly.

I haven't heard what you are talking about in old recordings of the Bach 
Suites, etc. I cut my teeth on the Casals set. Of course, he _did_ play out 
of tune, but not in the pattern you are talking about. I also listened a 
lot to Heifetz playing solo Bach. Nothing there that sets my teeth like 
meantone thirds and fifths, either.

Susan

P.S. And what does M. stand for, again? 
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