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Rachel Breen: "My musical education was painful"

Rachel Breen: "My musical education was painful"

Update: 2021-04-09

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Variations 19, 20, and 21. Pianist Rachel Breen didn't have an ordinary classical music education; guided by her father, not himself a musician, Breen began with a diet exclusively of Bach. This episode delves into what it's like to learn Bach's music as a student -- the practice, the errors, the experimentation -- and what Bach was like as a teacher himself.

Musical recording credits available at https://www.thirtybach.com/podcast-episodes/rachel-breen-my-musical-education-was-painful

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Rachel Breen: "My musical education was painful"

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