Richter plays Bach: WTC1 No. 5 in D major BWV 850

[nihil1]

Richter was some sort of machine with a soul.

[anzioa]

Richter > Gould!

[ink245711]

I feel like there is a resemblence to Liszt's Mazeppa.

[olive067]

This is the interpretation I have been searching for. Thank you for uploading it!

[Gusakov]

Лучше играть ЭТО, даже, Бах не мог !

[Martijn1229]

This is the best piece of Bachs' well-tempered clavier book 1. Maybe the greatest baroque piece ever composed!

[godsloved3]

I HATE THE FUGUE its too hard hahaha nah its just annoying to learn. sounds spectacular

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

... how did he learn all these by heart so fast?????

[JingoItaly1972]

Why can't I find a recording where this prelude is played SLOWLY as it should be?

[hoodloom22]

@JingoItaly1972

ill make one for you! Lol

[TJFNYC212]

I cannot listen to this fugue enough................ so regal awesome performance........... Richter was a GIANT! 

[MrAVE78]

Thank you so much for uploading these videos!! I just can't stop watching/listening them! Bach's music is mesmerizing and mindblowing; Richter's interpration is the very best I have listened until now. Placing the music sheets as a background just makes the experience completely astounding. Thank you.

[TheVivianzzz]

durrrrrrrrrrrr itz so kewl

[TheVivianzzz]

SOO FASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTT

[stockcar5472]

Does anyone know where these were recorded - it sounds like a church?

[Pianoplayer002]

If I remember correctly it was in a big castle, which, together with bad engineering is part of the reason of the somewhat smeared sound on some of these recordings.

[MusicPredominates]

@Pianoplayer002 : If the castle was subject to bad engineering wasn't it rather brave of Richter to record in it ?

[Pianoplayer002]

@MusicPredominates good question, however what I meant was engineering as in sound engineering/recording :)

[AMPepin1992]

@Pianoplayer002 I love the reverb : )

[MusicPredominates]

@stockcar5472 : Churches are for the hearing of the Word of God, not for the worship of the god of this world !

[lcoz145]

Sounds great! I like the tempo.

[3NUNS]

ladies and gentelmen look up the term batteries in a good dictionary and behold we have them here !

[michrousos]

excelent

[stagesix6]

I play this too, b ut i prefer the fugue way faster....

[3NUNS]

@stagesix6 : is that not a trifle impossible

[stagesix6]

nowadays, i think the tempo richter have chosen is great...

[3NUNS]

@stagesix6 : Thankyou! For the prelude and the fugue?

[stagesix6]

for both. i'll check landowska's version...

[3NUNS]

landowska´s version has been removed ... but the use of the double-dotted quavers with the demi-semi-quavers was most pronounced in bars 9 and 10 (alto and tenor); 17, 18 and 19 (alto and tenor); and 20(alto and tenor) where those voices expressed as thirds and fourths are distinguished from groups of four semi-quavers. Twy it!

[3NUNS]

@stagesix6 :Thankyou! The prelude or the fugue or both are you referring to ? There was a video by the harpsichordist, Landowska, of the P & F in which she additionally dotted the quavers fabulously. Landowska knew what she was doing!

[albaniz]

Can you hear it? Look on the score of the prelude. There's only two voices, the soprano and the bass. But still, the arrangement of the soprano line and the distance between certain notes of it create another melody. Can someone hear it???

[3NUNS]

@albaniz : Yes. Now that is something that is worth checking out !

[Paixeta]

Please, one question... Someone knows where I can download the score of this prelude and fugue... free?? I don't have the book and I need to start the study, NOW!!

[Pianoplayer002]

IMSLP (dot) org /wiki

you'll have to fix the address to look properly because youtube doesn't allow web addresses to be posted

[JCruz0587]

thanks for this. Been looking around for free music sheet for a while.

Also to Paixeta you can also try free-scores (dot ) com they have a good selection of sheet music for piano and other instruments.

[hoholeader1]

its a prelude not a fuge

[raymanzarek420]

? its both..

[PianoPlayer004]

The Fugue is beautiful...

Thank you!!

[Pianoplayer002]

LOL I dig your username :)

[PianoPlayer004]

I agree =) Keep up the good work, your vids are the best!

[CanadianAznGirl]

how fast is the prelude supposed to go >.>

[JCruz0587]

about 132 or faster

[fenderbender92]

150 I think maybe less

[michrousos]

amazing

how can u play that fst?

[MrRytikov]

блестяще!!! браво!!

[Kraviotho]

he aqui una prueba sobre los frutos de la grandesa de J. S. Bach

Gracias Bach

[ryab55]

glenn gould can play this

[SirArmengol]

No. GG could play Gould's version (better than this for me), but not this

[IHeartMySnes]

The prelude sounds almost jazzy at the beginning

[psherminator]

Jazzy? no

[Bombenking]

Jazzy??? What kind of Jazz you know sounds like that???

[pianojeans]

I just love ALL of these - Please try and complete the whole set VERY SOON - And thanks for all the very hard work you have put in to make these truly magical pieces become even more entertaining.

[rachm06]

cazzo mi sn accorto di farlo alla metà della velocità....e non va bene :D

[francello75]

ahahah! buon lavoro allora! :-)

[starspath89]

the praeludium is more difficult than the fugue. so fast, but however, it is really well.played!

[SirArmengol]

You're wrong! The fugue is MUCH difficult than the praeludium

[starspath89]

well, maybe for you.this fugue is easy for me, and however i find it harder to play the praeludium that fast.

[Pianoplayer002]

Same here!

[nhungngo123]

me too!

[zealotpolly]

what points are harder in the fugua than the prelude? I wonder ? I have major trouble in placing finger keynotes for the prelude, but the fugua keynoting is easier.

[CNJmusician26]

@SirArmengol I don't know.. I play this currently and I'm finding that the fugue is easier than the prelude; of course that's personally. I have big hands and longer fingers which i blame for mistakes and unwanted notes in the prelude. Not that I'm using that an excuse.. I do plan to perfect it, like with everything lol.

[slizzler1]

I prefer this prelude slower, but you play it very well fast.

[nolintik]

Hi jero, keep your hands close to the keys. easily said. Hehehe

[3NUNS]

hear landowska's interpretation of this

[thelittleliszt]

beautifulllllllllllll!!!!!!!

[3NUNS]

technoci?

[Aul1kki]

Practise it with metronome and you can do it.

[nhungngo123]

good idea

[FREEASTHESTARS]

I love this, it has such a bright and cheerful sound to it- can't wait to learn it!

[nicnad]

oh wooow , i could listen to this forever . I'm currently learning it , and i can't wait to be able to play it all ! it's such a beautiful piece

[sergeyyak]

it is really wonderful and very fast!

[jannokas85]

This fugue really brings to mind the grandiose Baroque church with all its magnificent little details!

[3NUNS]

Das Frazoisch das Oveurturensimus

[deathshot7]

left hand reminds me of a cello pizacato!

[7b787cqff]

omg does he read at the rate of the prelude?

[atrolese]

with the piano this speed can be good, he did it incredibly well...

with clavicembalo it has been to be slowly

(sorry for my poor english)

[RabidCh]

Love Richter's Bach. And this is one of my favorite WTC pieces :).

Thanks!

[nonamepoeple123]

Well, it is quite fast!!

[RabidCh]

Try Edwin Fischer's, a little faster with magnificent touch.

[silviodistefano]

post it please!

[ednalee]

yes!!