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Bach's Cast of Colorful Characters
Bach's Cast of Colorful Characters Janine Jansen
There's nothing childlike about Bach's kiddie music If you ever took piano lessons, you might be familiar with the two and three-part "Inventions" by Bach. He wrote theses short works for one of his sons and for his students. Officially, they're exercises, but violinist Janine Jansen says there's nothing academic about them.

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Violinist Janine Jansen's new recording is an all-Bach CD, and includes arrangements of the Two and Three Part Inventions, along with Bach's monumental "Chaconne."
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