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Ep. 119: Special Guest! Paul Jacobs

Ep. 119: Special Guest! Paul Jacobs

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I had the great pleasure of speaking with Mr. Paul Jacobs. On the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death, July 28th, 2000, Jacobs played Bach’s complete organ works in one giant 18 hour concert— he was 23.

Our conversation spans how to memorize, scholars vs. performers, pianists playing the organ, pop music, music for consumption, ‘social media musicians,’ music as a substitute for God, The Art of Fugue (harpsichord or organ?) and more…

Become Your Best Buxtehude:

Some links mentioned in the chat:

Organmaster Shoes

The Robertsbridge Codex

Schumann’s advice for young musicians

and of course, Paul’s website.

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