Bach at Work : Real Time Calligraphy

The opening Adagio of Bach’s solo violin music is complex to play and notate. This is a real speed recording, Bach may have done it twice as fast. The tip of the quill traces a collection of his gestures and recovers a library of movements, a physical and tactile experience that somehow opens doors to more metaphysical concepts. Seeing how it is done could also bring him closer in a human sense: handling his ink and feather with precision and elegance. BWV 1001 D-B . Bach P 967 Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz 00:00:00:00 Title BWV 1001 Adagio 00:03:22:03 Bar 1 & 2 BWV 1001 Adagio 00:10:04:00 Bar 3 & 4 BWV 1001 Adagio 00:18:06:12 Bar 5 & 6 BWV 1001 Adagio 00:25:19:15 Bar 7 & 8 BWV 1001 Adagio 00:32:23:14 Bar 9 & 10 BWV 1001 Adagio 00:41:26:12 Bar 11 & 12 BWV 1001 Adagio 00:50:14:02 Bar 13 & 14 BWV 1001 Adagio