Double Bass BWV 813 LH bass line

[Stev187]

As a J.S. Bach freak, I could point to nearly any piece of his music and say it has a fantastic bass line. But this one always gets me: the LH keyboard part to the Air in BWV 813 (No. 2 of the French Suites). Makes me want to grab my bass and play that part.

Anybody here know that part I am talking about? Anybody every play it? Here's a kid playing it on a small practice organ (he plays the LH part on the lower manual, so you can see it):

YouTube - Air bwv 813

And here's a 10 year old girl playing it on piano:

YouTube - J.S.Bach: French Suite No 2 BWV 813 Air

Man, she's good!

I think Bach was a bass player... ;-)

--Steve

 

[lucas vigor]

Add Mozart, Handel and Vivaldi in there too! All wrote GREAT bass parts! I always tell my friends that while I prefer to listen to romantic and modern, I much prefer to actually play or practice along with classical era!