Bach Well-tempered Clavier Prelude and Fugue in C Major played by Michael Thomas

A 1984 recording of Michael Thomas from his album of Book I. He is playing his own clavichord based on a Hoffman - he had a large collection of original instruments. Notice it doesn't sound like a banjo.

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• michael
• thomas
• bach
• prelude
• fugue
• major
• well-tempered

[proulxmontpellier]

I used to have a 33rpm record of his, on this clavichord, playing some rare Bach pieces. Once, I told him I had had it and he asked me if I still had it, because he had lost his.

Once in a while, I drop by his lonely grave...

[keyboardclass]

His daughter contacted me through this vid a few months ago. Interesting, doesn't know where any of his papers are sadly.

[TheHoggopogo]

what "grade" would this piece be considered?

[keyboardclass]

I would think Prelude grade 2-3, Fugue grade 7-8.

[k73f]

wow amazing. i perfer these pieces performed on the original instrument rather than piano.

[brono25]

@199Evans I hope your joking..

[PLURTHEMUSIC]

AVE MARIA? :/

[musicisasuperpower]

@keyboardclass Surprisingly enough this prelude and fugue, being a 4 voice fugue, is an ARCT level piece. I'm doing it for my ARCT exam this January. 4 voices is that taxing part, especially making all the melody lines sing

[WarriorOfWriters]

@k73f the clavichord is such a wonderful instrument, my old organ teacher had one at the basilica where I trained.

[Pissankle]

@nomnomnombrains this is not a clavichord, its a GUITAR

[nomnomnombrains]

@Pissankle , this is not a harpsichord, its a CLAVICHORD

[Pissankle]

Yes, a few notes on this HARPSICHORD are a tad sharp.

[madorganist]

@keyboardclass I'm currently looking at my Gd 3 piano book, and the Prelude looks slightly harder than that. I'd say it briges the gap between 3 and 4.