Also Bach had many slurs carefully written on many of his clavier works,and please dont forget that he has a special touching manner as being described by Forkel,if someones want to find more about articulation he should study more the harspichord or the organ and then play the piano
Thank you for your interest. These short videos do not claim to be exhaustive. We cannot ignore the specificity of instruments of that time if we want to get closer to what Bach wrote and meant. Did you ever try to play a 5-voiced fugue on a harpsichord? Its an impossible task if you dont know how to approach it. Articulation principles (i.e. what is played separately and what is played together) allow us to make it possible and to differentiate voices in complex polyphonic textures.
which is probably the detache legato of the time.
Also he used a synthesis of Old fingering with his modern .From what i see i hear everything staccato and i cannot believe that the so many ornamentations and slurs written on his string works cannot be taken as a reference for his clavier works
Timbres, colors, registers are attributes of rich pianos nature but in polyphony they can never substitute for proper articulation, a key element when performing in the style of the epoch. Isnt it what any piano player aims for? Slurs do exist in Bachs clavier scores. However these rare indications usually mean an exception or they are written in places where various readings are possible. To generalize a particular slur as a principle throughout an entire piece is mistaken.
Also Bach had many slurs carefully written on many of his clavier works,and please dont forget that he has a special touching manner as being described by Forkel,if someones want to find more about articulation he should study more the harspichord or the organ and then play the piano
tuxedomoon 2 years ago
Thank you for your interest. These short videos do not claim to be exhaustive. We cannot ignore the specificity of instruments of that time if we want to get closer to what Bach wrote and meant. Did you ever try to play a 5-voiced fugue on a harpsichord? Its an impossible task if you dont know how to approach it. Articulation principles (i.e. what is played separately and what is played together) allow us to make it possible and to differentiate voices in complex polyphonic textures.
pianistvesta 2 years ago
Bach is reported to play legato.
which is probably the detache legato of the time.
Also he used a synthesis of Old fingering with his modern .From what i see i hear everything staccato and i cannot believe that the so many ornamentations and slurs written on his string works cannot be taken as a reference for his clavier works
tuxedomoon 2 years ago
Timbres, colors, registers are attributes of rich pianos nature but in polyphony they can never substitute for proper articulation, a key element when performing in the style of the epoch. Isnt it what any piano player aims for? Slurs do exist in Bachs clavier scores. However these rare indications usually mean an exception or they are written in places where various readings are possible. To generalize a particular slur as a principle throughout an entire piece is mistaken.
pianistvesta 2 years ago