I have heard “The Well-Tempered Clavier” on harpsichord, piano, and the Carlos Moog synthesizer recordings, when they first came out on ‘LP’.
I feel that the pieces sound a little ‘stronger’ on the harpsichord, followed by the Carlos recordings.
When I write, I find there is an underlying connection of my fingers on the keyboard, (used to be typewriter), and the virtuoso recorded playing on the harpsichord.
Chris Thile - Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G Minor
This was originally a piece written for violin. Mr. Thile does his own interpretation on the mandolin. Inspired is the first word that comes to mind.
I've been listening to Thile as a part of Nickel Creek for years. When I first heard this it blew me away, and I bought the CD. The CD comes with each movement broken up. When I ripped it for my computer I ripped it as one big track, and converted it from that.