Maestro of more than music | Curio

Maestro of more than music

26 mins | Oct 31, 2021

Look into the secret world of numerology and puzzles in Bach. When NASA was searching for something that could capture the story of human civilisation in a language that transcends words, the obvious answer was music, and the choice was Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach's music transcends the boundaries of instruments, style or even era. According to Beethoven, he achieved the name of the "immortal god of harmony", and to Reger, Bach's art represented "the beginning and end of all music." Composer, producer and musician Milton Mermikides provides a fascinating glimpse beneath the manuscripts, revealing a hidden world of cunning craft.

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