Clark Griffith plays Bach, Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 825: Praeambulum during the semifinals of the fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs on June 1, 2007.
too romantic, nineteenth-century for my taste...yet he's got a splendid technique, there's no doubt...I'd like to have it too :-) I must study still a lot more... ;-)
gosh, how can you play that from memory? i think it's amazing that you can just do that, and the fingerwork and practice that must have gone into this is incredible to think about. yeah, i'm on my second piano lesson and the last time i had a lesson was early 05, so I'm feeling a little daunted at that moment. i'm learning Praeambulum BWV 927 and I'm trying to find some recording of that, if you happen to have a recording of that anywhere. :) thanks
Outstanding playing indeed...the speed makes it sound terribly hard, but nevertheless it sounds very beautiful and flowing like water in a small creek by the side of a summer cottage :D
Better than Bach himself probably played them. You're an inspiration in every way, Clark. A well-rounded genius.
RandyNewmanFan 9 months ago
Pure perfection! great job! can and will keep listening and waiting for the new. i'm certainly a fan...
scomp65 1 year ago
I would gladly buy a recording with him, if I ran into one.
metteholm75 2 years ago
Whatever he's doing besides music, he's in the wrong business. This guy's exceptional, even for a pro. Does he record his music?
shechaiyah 2 years ago
too romantic, nineteenth-century for my taste...yet he's got a splendid technique, there's no doubt...I'd like to have it too :-) I must study still a lot more... ;-)
marirossi 3 years ago
gosh, how can you play that from memory? i think it's amazing that you can just do that, and the fingerwork and practice that must have gone into this is incredible to think about. yeah, i'm on my second piano lesson and the last time i had a lesson was early 05, so I'm feeling a little daunted at that moment. i'm learning Praeambulum BWV 927 and I'm trying to find some recording of that, if you happen to have a recording of that anywhere. :) thanks
UltimateJoolsFan 4 years ago
sounds too romantic at times, but the playing is the SMOOTHEST i have ever heard - which is really good for baroque...
13243546abcdef 4 years ago
Whoopsie...not a dotted crotchet...just a crotchet :)
jannokas85 4 years ago
What? The standard metronome mark for this piece is 112 per a dotted crotchet...he's playing it prestissimo...
jannokas85 4 years ago
Outstanding playing indeed...the speed makes it sound terribly hard, but nevertheless it sounds very beautiful and flowing like water in a small creek by the side of a summer cottage :D
jannokas85 4 years ago