Get Off My Lawn! with pianist Jeremy Denk

Was Bach A Radical Conservative?with Jeremy Denk | pianist & authorPianist and author Jeremy Denk joins Grammy-winning tenor Nicholas Phan for a wide-ranging conversation about Johann Sebastian Bach — why his music feels both ancient and startlingly modern, why younger generations are drawn to him more than ever, and what it means that Bach was, in Jeremy's words, a true "get off my lawn" kind of composer: working stubbornly against the fashions of his time while somehow pointing toward the future. Along the way, Jeremy and Nick explore the interpretive freedom hidden inside Bach's spare notation, the "hidden drum track" that animates even his most contrapuntal writing, and why the Goldberg Variations changed Jeremy's technique, his musical thinking, and his life. They also touch on Jeremy's memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine, which includes an unexpectedly illuminating chapter connecting Bach's harmonic tension to… well, you'll have to listen. The aria for this episode is from Cantata 171, Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm (God, just as your name, so shall your praise be), likely premiered on New Year's Day, 1729 — performed with Ruckus Early Music recorded live at Noe Music in San Francisco, CA in May 2022.Full episode credits, transcript, and video can be found at: https://www.bach52.nicholas-phan.com/ This project is a fiscally sponsored project of FRACTURED ATLAS.To find our more information and to make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation to support the continuation of this project please visit:https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/nicholas-phan-recording-projects