tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post111223444245700449..comments2024-02-16T19:27:54.675-05:00Comments on Think Denk: Bach ContinuedJeremy Denkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997540220711182521noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1124473443886827092005-08-19T13:44:00.000-04:002005-08-19T13:44:00.000-04:00I recently rented the 1978 Harvey Keitel movie Fin...I recently rented the 1978 Harvey Keitel movie <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077549/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Fingers (1978)"><I>Fingers</I></A>. This is not a good film—it is not even enjoyable—but the second movement of the E-minor Toccata (BWV 9147) is practically a main character, and it is engagingly played by an uncredited pianist. Keitel gives go-for-broke performances in the keyboard scenes; although his Gouldesque sing-along and spastic gesticulations induce chuckles, they are also themselves strangely engaging.<BR/><BR/>I hated the movie, but when it ended I was struck with a similar thought: how could anyone “not like Bach”? His music is transfiguration.Nils Jonssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104302896580307354noreply@blogger.com