Bach Scandals, Jug Bands, and Vexations with Joshua Rifkin

In his long career as a scholar and conductor, Joshua Rifkin has done a lot: arranged for Judy Collins, performed in the first-ever marathon of "Vexations," helped lead the ragtime revival and, perhaps most importantly, totally upended the conventional wisdom about Bach's choral music. This is a conversation about all of that, and more: rich, insightful, and scandalous stories about one of the most fascinating lives a music scholar can lead. (Including: getting tipsy with John Cage, playing in a jug band, and fighting an entire generation of Bach scholars.) Joshua Rifkin is an acclaimed conductor and scholar. Show notes and more over at soundexpertise.org ! Questions? Thoughts? Email soundexpertise00@gmail.com or tag Will on Instagram/Twitter @seatedovation

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Bach Scandals, Jug Bands, and Vexations with Joshua Rifkin is an episode from Sound Expertise by Will Robin.

This episode is 76:24 long.

This episode was published on Jul 18, 2023.

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