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 Re: Bach G-Minor Sonata 1030b
Author: oboeblank 
Date:   2007-04-06 00:40

I’ve had the pleasure or displeasure of playing the 1030b sonata three times and every time I played it I said that I would never play it again. I guess I’m just a masochist.
As to the issue of circular breathing, if you can do and be discreet about it, do it.
This sonata is one of the few Baroque sonatas that we readily perform that is not a reconstruction from a string work.
The practice of circular breathing was probably more widespread during the Baroque period than we think. You just need to look at any of the Bach wind parts to realise that these players were going on for bars at a time and that they probably did circular breath. Think of the second movement from the oboe and violin concerto, or some of the sinfonias, or the brandenburgs concerti.
If you are going to play it, try to play it at a very good clip-the faster the better. It is actually much easier to play at a good quick tempo. As in most of Bach’s solo work line and direction are key.

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