Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847

[tigergirl562]

Lmfao I love how he takes like 2 minutes for him to sit down.

[Piatelaa]

You play the prelude with an extreme speed (i like it),

and the fugue too slow ( dont like it)

your technique is fabulous , but you should really add some more soul to it.

Maybe you dont really like that piece , could be that , but then dont play it.

Anyway good job

[ANTiRussia1]

watch?v=RatMkovMS9M

[stockcar5472]

Blummers! This guy takes about an hour to start. Sit down and play for god's sake man!

[reincarnage256]

that was fast

i like it

[kinkajoes]

haha love the poster in the background, schimmel means mold in dutch xD

[TheatreMary]

Interesting how people are very particular about pointing out your errors but cannot even spell "DYNAMICS"...Just a thought. Well done.

[usertyfoon]

good but too fast!

[mingleduck]

too fast, but good accuracy

[Bamboliina07]

WAUW !

[str3123]

Genial!

[enzobg00d]

Very nicely played. A little too fast for the prelude, and a little too slow for the fugue. So i suggest a little balance. But overall a very nice, near error-free interpretation.

[chewyRite2]

Agreed, very, if there was a magnitude. Prelude was a bit brusque to begin with, a bit pit-terrier-ish. But the fugue was very controlled - well paced.

[greob]

Great performance! The Prelude was probably a bit too fast, but just a bit. Awesome anyway.

[cecio89]

too fast but very well played without mistakes (some errors...)

[ZenityChenity]

It's scary how's it so fast but stays clear o.o

I don't agree with some of the interpretation this is still amazing despite that :D

[Aligator57]

there are a mistake in the prelude part at 1:25 - 1:26 min, only a few notes and there are not dinamics there are not Forte and Piano effect, there are not Sforzando and Piano dinamics between the progression. Presto part in the prelude should be more faster than the first tempo anyway your technic's good. Fuga should be a lil bit more faster with more feeling.

[manison7]

too fast..........

[signinname41]

Too fast.

[chap1144]

epic/awesome/beautiful

[lst9162]

Intensive! Nice job

Although on a piano, I imagined it being played on an organ (the Prelude section). Great effect

[TheTurtleman9]

Shit that's fast.

[Hardwyck]

The first part should not be so fast that the Presto does not sound noticably faster. Tureck takes the first part fast but still manages to make the presto stand out in a way that is quite sublime.

[dwftube]

Fastissimo muchly-o-so in the prelude.

Nerves maybe?

[angryjalapeno]

wow very nice. I think the tempo works well because you weren't rigid in the prelude.

[MarquezSouza]

wow... your prelude is very fast and the fugue is the contrary. But you are a fanastic technical ;)

[Crancob]

the prelude was too fast and the fugue should have been a little quicker.Technically well executed but more internal feeling will come with maturity.

[emerilie]

Türkiye'den de böyle Bach çalan adamlar çıkabilse!...

Awesome!

[pedrofarpas]

in my opinion too fast!

but awsome performance

[TowerCraft]

Took 1 minute for this guy to sit down =.=

[slizzler1]

my opinion is the Prelude was technically superb of course, but I found it to come across just as a blur and raced more than it needed to be-until the last half of the Prelude movement. I like other slightly slower versions of the Prelude. The Fugue was nice.

[woodyaan]

this is pretty good considering the many horrible versions of this piece on youtube.

[dgrn86]

pues si "the well clavier tempered" fue escrito para clavecín y fue prácticamente de las ultimas producciones de bach, pero si bach hubiese conocido el piano de seguro que hubiese utilizado los recursos del mismo (pedales, matices. etc....) porque si no, todas las obras de bach se deberían interpretar solo en clavecín, y no creo que en un instrumento como el piano se deba imitar estrictamente el sonido del clavecín con respecto a las obras clásicas

[knotty101]

wow. people, lay off the pedal comments. Bach is fabulous in any way on anything. And get away from being so strictly bound to RULES. It's not good for your musicianship. Heck Phan, I could tell you that Ginastera does not belong on a football field, but we both know better...just be more open-minded. You are totally correct in many ways, but, this IS the modern age, so why not play in a modern way, and make the music live again? I appreciated the pedaling, and I use it in Bach as well. =)

[Phantphan1993]

Never play Bach using any pedals! you shouldnt use dynamics either really, just varying degrees of staccato to portray them: the well tempered clavier was writting for harpsichord, there is no way of sustaining notes other than holding the key down, and you can't vary the dynamics on a harpsichord either, because of its action - its strings are plucked, so no matter how hard or soft you play, it plays at the the same volume, unlike a piano, which is played by hammers hitting strings.

[theonlyhrv]

Then why wasn't it called Das Wohltemperirte Clavicembalo?

[jimicheesecake]

bleh....no pieces in the WTC had pedal.

[a83692128]

then don't use fork to eat!

[bohemiatotal]

Great Bach. Clear poliphony and feeling.

I would start the prelude slightly slowlier to make the contrast with the upcoming presto evident.

Cheers

[merissala]

so clear!! :D

[codonauta]

Excelent technique. Surprising.

[nocturn9999]

good play, but i think a little fast. if play that fast my teacher going to eat me.:)

[Webrider101]

Mine too! =P

[eco001]

Piece starts at 1:03. The rest is okay if you need piano bench adjusting pointers. :)

[Mozarette]

REAL NICE :D

[nleytman]

The prelude would sound better without the pedal. You have a good technic.

[greyhall1]

Very well played but too fast.

[liszt85]

Isn't the last section of the prelude marked "allegro"? So aren't you playing that too slow since you defined your sense of allegro in the beginning, which according to many here was "too fast" ? :P I think its important to be consistent, so if you prefer playing this fast, you end section should not contradict the beginning... don't know if anybody else agrees.

[p0lyph0ny]

Actually, in the original MS, there is no tempo marking at the beginning of the piece, so it's not really fair to say that the tempo you use at the beginning must be defined as allegro. That's typically how it's read (esp because the Czerny edition adds in Czerny's own thought that the beginning is allegro), but Bach did not include a tempo marking at the beginning of this prelude. (He *did* include the later tempo markings, though.)

[liszt85]

I am talking precisely about the later markings.. after the slow section in the prelude (was it adagio?), there comes an allegro section. Now, it would make sense to assume that the rest of the piece is allegro too now that Bach wants to end it allegro.. You wouldn't safely guess that a single prelude has an allegro, adagio and a faster than allegro beginning, would you? I would assume that the beginning at the end would be consistent with each other and the adagio is a build up towards the end.

[liszt85]

*** ..beginning AND the end...

[bangity]

too fast.. it's not very clear.. lift the fingers..

[campacampacampa]

wonderful.

[4miedoa]

Nice performance!

[bbbymcft]

Way too quick. Ive play this every day as a warm up. I am a piano professor at GMU. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Take it slower! :)

[robkoolaid]

i think this is the perfect tempo. with all the repetitive notes it only makes sense to play it faster... but all in all, its up to the performer how fast to play it. i just like to hear it this fast because thats kind of "the accepted speed" it seems, according to every recording and video i've heard and seen...

[FreeRangePancake]

WAY too fast, all the good stuff Bach stuck in there is lost. A very mechanical gurgitation in the more subtle sections.

Please chop off the first 1 minute while he's adjusting the piano bench. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[ledddddddd]

Its tremendously fast, congratulations. But I think it sound much better a little slower and at the clavicord, or harpsicord.

[moooingcow]

bravo!!

[AVFRANKLIN]

A little too fast for my taste; I prefer Angela Hewitt's interpretation. Sheet music from can be obatined from Yamaha Digital Music for a nominal fee.

[SymphonieFantastique]

I think the whole of the Well-Tempered Klavier is available for free on google books

[limey36]

I think it was sortof cool... im playing the song too... its fun to play fast

[n10juan]

a little chaotic interpretation but surely interesting

[dandoll6544]

bach dreht sich im grabe herum!

[gataca1976]

hello???? fantastic!

[AristYdes]

too many notes. thumbs down

[swan91487]

tell that to bach. lol

[zorburgor]

heres a thumbs down

[vivien44]

LOL what are you the emperor in amadeus!

[MinorHymn]

I really liked this!

Could anyone give me a link to the sheet music? I would really like to learn this! :D

[Brachmaninoff]

too fast. the tempo is same as the firs preludium

[coolmanedwardso2005a]

it is just his intrepertation

[switzent]

Absolutely amazing interpretation. Congratulations! Proper baroque interpretation.

[tonkythewonky]

that's funny. i played the prelude slower, and then the fugue a faster.

[shaind]

the prelude may be a bit fast, but i think that's the way it was meant to be played... If you hear Richter's playing, you'll probably agree :)

[ouinonyes]

wow so fast u go pro speed

[Aoshixnorb]

The speed makes it interesting. I play it fast is sounds better this way.

[PegasoltaEclair]

I think so that the prelude was in Allegro Presto, in the speed which does it needs.

[thunderraichu]

The Fugue was played just right- Nice, moderate speed (For my taste.) But, yes, The Prelude was very speedy. But whatever suits his taste of playing, of course.

[aurelienpk]

The prelude is much too fast and the fugue too slow!

Listen to Glenn Gould for god's sake!!!!

[bartweisser]

The player could handle the tempo without losing much of the counterpoint that was intended. The prelude played almot like an fantasia, and it was beautiful.

With that kind of speed, pedal control would be a bit of a problem. I wonder what would happen if it were played (at the same speed) on a harpsicord.

[annokrat]

glenn gould version isn't the perfect version.

if you had any clue about music you should know this. everybody plays it the way he thinks and feels the music.

[musicantae]

Bravo!!

[antoniomac5]

Very good the prelude.

At this speed it's sounds better (for me).

[flo2300]

very fast... but the interpretation is'nt very good (for me ). And I don't like the fuga.

But congratulations for the technique. It's hard to do it very fast

[csutee]

Fantastically smart,not easy piece

[LVB1770]

Hey lucy1017, Tell your brother to

Google Siglind Bruhn's Home Page for some in

In-depth Analysis and Interpretation of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. He may already know but I just wanted to pass it on in case he hasn't read it.

[aldebussy]

The fugue is totally messed up because of the pedal. This is Baroque music. You should work on your style.

[TheGuyCalledX]

There are many variations of playing, you can't just go and say this piece sucked cuz of the pedal. Sure, there was no pedal back then, but I'm pretty sure if Bach had the sustain pedal back then, he would've implemented it. Beautiful piece, bravo.

[aldebussy]

He would have ALSO written his music differently if he knew there was going to be pedales invented. Don't you think?

[silicio78]

amazing technique°_°

[CenteralHotel]

Do you mean Opus BWV 874 and not 847, that should be about 7 minitues and 52 sec... ?

[JACZERO5]

very fast! you ruin it!

[TheGuyCalledX]

different people have different interpretations, thats what makes music so beautiful. Imagine how horrible it would be if everyone played the same way like robots!

[bastiegast]

Although I agree I find it ironic you say "like robots" because somehow this guy plays pretty robotic in my opinion.

[Bagolylovag]

Very good

[zumvitz]

:|

 Im wordless.

[GeorgeHoloubek]

Too fast! Or he got hour wage??? George

[semprelegato]

dang the prelude was fast!!!!!!!!!!

[BRocka2006]

The way he played the prelude...reminded me of the Jeno Jando recording I have 'cause he plays it that fast...but he's exceptionally well..even though that prelude was a bit too fast for my blood...I enjoyed it.

[cherrizs]

This is much to fast...there are very few distinctions in volume!! It seemed a bit hammered...still amazing technique...i am half way through this piece...NOT by any means an easy piece, synchronicity is the hardest part for me!!!! I can play both hands seperately...with little trouble...bahc and his multiple harmonies.

[TheGuyCalledX]

I thought the change in dynamic was actually quite nice. I also agree with you. Bach's music is so hard to play and comprehend. It has so many lines of music, all of which bear equal importance. Compare that to classical music, big difference. Bach is truly a musical genius!

[Bachzart]

Damn piano stools!

[Azergoth]

Could Bach be ugly?

[krupi06]

Supernice!!

I have to admit that contrarily to the others I prefer this prelude played as fast as possible. Thanks for this masterpiece!!!

[jonahansen]

Never heard it so fast, but I must admit it has an interesting quality at that pace....

[kaisergeist22]

woooohoooo! Easy there!

Great job, but I'm with everyone else on this one. Slow it down a bit :P

[PAIM0N]

Don't rush! You wouldn't make sloppy mistakes if you took a more reasonable tempo. You have relatively good articulation, but it sometimes sounds robotic and harsh.

[huluwuluuu88]

sooo hammaaaaa.....will ich bald auch mal spielen.....XD

[Discwolf]

Take your time adjusting your seat.....

Anyway it's waaaay too fast! but still very good :)

[andanteallegropresto]

to fast!

[Dablank]

muy rapido, y cuando llegas al presto no se aprecia bien la diferencia, y en la fuga falta mas resaltar las voces, y separar los octavos, pero muy bien!!

[spinningwheel]

I agree the prelude was too fast and the fugue was too slow, however its refreshing to hear them in different tempos.

[Yowlowz]

really fast :D

but sooo beautifullll:D

[Keytaster]

prelude was really good, fugue too slow and too much legato. @ Ulises6445 it's not ONLY an exercise. This opinion ruins the beautiful c sharp major prelude I often heard way to fast so that the piece lost its beauty. So, those pieces are not only exercise. They're brilliant masterpieces.

[jannokas85]

amazing fingering skills!!! The fugue was slightly too slow and the prelude was too fast i think, but that's just my opinion :).

[alfredpunkjazz]

I hear a lot of Sviatoslav Richter's recording in that performance... That's cool, eventhough, he needs to work out all the voices, better... This prelude its one of the most common for students... But even guys like Sviatoslav, or Glen, try to make it better...

Just one thing... Please, take out that pedal! It gets into the music, and, honestly... takes out the purity of the notes... Not even Mozart used pedals, not imagine Bach doing it...

[pianoboy13]

I think you played this prelude much to fast. you shoul slow it down a bit. but it was an awesome performance.

[chad410]

I liked the fugue a lot.the prelude I needed bit more different dynamics but top of the class

[Ulises6445]

that fast in the prelude has no problem: the well tempered calvier is only an exercise, so is better as fast you play it... any ways, it loose some musicality

[GumboVariations]

muy bien tocado, pero demasiado rapido la introduccion

nice played, but too fast for me

[rogerdparker]

The Prelude Part of this song should be played fast as possible. he did a good job.Glen Gould is one of my favorites but I do not believe he played this prelude fast enough.

[MmmOpeth]

he took way too long to get that bench right, but he is so good, although I dont think its supposed to be that fast, I am learning it right now with a metronome..

[kinkyshuri]

the main subject in the fugue doesn't come out that much. but it was a nice performance anyway.

[Kimba1234]

how long it took you to learn th prelude

[lucy1017]

that's my brother

so i dont know

[yui4me]

beautiful! nice playin!

[warnakey]

he plays it really fast. Im just learning these, so Im blown away.

[lipoutrez]

He plays very well. But I prefer playing the prelude slower because you can ear the harmony and play it as if you were playing it on an harpsichord it more clear and beautiful(take your time). To me it seems to serious he must play with his earth and not just play to show his technique...

[canigetanace]

i would also like to leave a sophisticated comment! BRAVO!!!!

[sprawlinggreen]

thanks for posting. very nice

[achilless]

though he did lose tempo a few times during the prelude..... although I liked the performance, reminds of Richter's playing, which I liked....I like glenn gould's playing also, the fugue soudned a bit draggy if you will, I prefer more...staccato and legato phrasing, not just draggy notes, although he did a great job, loved his playing, I guess I prefer different interpretations of them both :) I played this baout a year ago like Glenn gould, and my juries loved it

[Mathnerd4869]

0_0 wow im amazed.. so good! even tho i didnt like it alot! =) im sure bach didnt intend the prelude to be so fast and the fugue to be so 'beautiful', but still pretty good. in my opinion he is losing some of the baroque touch.

[dcstudio]

I played both of these my first year in college for my required bach piece. this is a pretty famous one

I think he plays it better than I ever did...:) must be that good solid Russian trainig.. :)

beautiful fugue--one of my favorites. love the Cminor prelude & fugue from the WTC

he is an great player--what year is he?

[lucy1017]

he's freshman in college now.

[lucy1017]

he recorded the piece half year ago

[achilless]

media.putfile.com/pro-piano is that him???? btw he's awesome, I am russian , so I'm fond of russian playing, Played this about a year ago, but this is outstanding

[lucy1017]

thanks for appreciation,but "media.putfile.com/pro-piano "is not him.

i think my brother is better

[beefheartvliet]

This is an outstanding performance.