J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue n.17 in A-flat Major BWV 862 (WTC I)

from Well Tempered Clavier, Book I
Kenneth Gilbert, Harpsichord

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[ixchel27]

i playing

[thecakeisgone4]

@wcbroccoli Hey, I've surprised people when I've explained that with some Pipe Organ pieces you're playing 5-6 parts at the same time.

[wcbroccoli]

@roderickingermany Indeed. I find many Americans are also surprised to learn that two hands can play more than two voices at the same time.

[roderickingermany]

@wcbroccoli i find the second party of your reply very interesting. i still remember that i told a german some of Bach's Fuges are 3 or 4 voices. he was surprised and asked me," 4 voices??????? how will you play it with 2 hands.???" hahahaha

[xmangosaintx]

one of the greatest fugue that i PERSONALLY love <3

[wcbroccoli]

@askaninja6 Perhaps the word you're looking for is "illusion", not "delusion". In either case, there's neither and illusion nor a delusion of "perfect harmony", by which I assume you mean triadic harmony. You can create triadic harmony with only 1 voice.

Where do you get the idea that a fugue consists of only 2 voices? Do you think that because the player has only 2 hands that he can only play 2 voices?

Don't you realize that this is a 4-voice fugue?

[wcbroccoli]

@Malachayas He already did that in the actual prelude to this fugue.

[wcbroccoli]

@yiprock

The strings of a harpsichord are plucked, not banged.

The strings of a piano are banged (hammered).

[puppylove1206]

How gorgeous!! Just can't beat the sound of a harpsichord for Bach!! :)

[Malachayas]

Wenn ich die Chance hätte, mit einer Zeitmaschine in die Vergangenheit zu reisen und Bach um einen Gefallen zu bitten, dann würde ich ihn bitten, aus der Sequenz von 3:39 bis zum Schluss ein eigenständiges Präludium mit diesem Part als Thema zu machen.