Some Bach for a troubled world... by Chris Cox

Chris Cox

Chris Cox is an Oxford UK based singer / songwriter. He has played with and written many songs for UK acoustic band 'Telephone Bill and The Smooth Operators' as well as releasing two solo albums of his own material. He plays Acoustic guitar, Mandolin and Double Bass with which he appears in local Jazz groups. Since 2014 he has fronted The Missing Persians, an Oxford based rock band who have also r ... read more

Chris Cox

3 years ago

Some Bach for a troubled world...

I have long wanted to try this on the mandolin - the first of JS Bach's famous Preludes and Fuges for keyboard (in C Major). It's less than 90 seconds long but as a collection of notes and chords represents musical perfection (IMHO Bach had one of the most remarkable musical minds ever). I offer this in hope that this crazy time will soon pass....