I just sightread this a little while ago - from the moment I read the subject and realized how great it was, I knew I was going to enjoy this fugue. Thanks for the recording!
@wcbroccoli Seems like we share the same kind of thinking on this matter. About the improvisation thing, we're arguing over semantics. Thumbs up for pointing this out to ppl.
@wcbroccoli no need to state the obvious. I'm just merely pointing out that extemporization in classical music in general involves a lot of memorization of chord patterns, melodic figures, cadences, etc. Especially in baroque music, there was a lot of preparation that went into certain "improvisatons". The definition is not as simple as you think.
@rasmoujin my FAIL
rasmoujin 5 months ago
@ThorSpirit The tempo is just right
babunolog 5 months ago
@gr0mithtimon Thanx, budy :-)
rasmoujin 6 months ago
@rasmoujin
Theme after Giuseppe Torelli :-)
gr0mithtimon 6 months ago
That is the best subject and countersubject i have ever seen!
rasmoujin 7 months ago
Who is the harpsichordist? Why don't you write the name?
He sounds fantastic!
Is this a MIDI recording? (I hope not)
bzeliotis 7 months ago
I just sightread this a little while ago - from the moment I read the subject and realized how great it was, I knew I was going to enjoy this fugue. Thanks for the recording!
flamingspinach 1 year ago
@wcbroccoli Seems like we share the same kind of thinking on this matter. About the improvisation thing, we're arguing over semantics. Thumbs up for pointing this out to ppl.
PraeludiumUndFuge 1 year ago
@wcbroccoli no need to state the obvious. I'm just merely pointing out that extemporization in classical music in general involves a lot of memorization of chord patterns, melodic figures, cadences, etc. Especially in baroque music, there was a lot of preparation that went into certain "improvisatons". The definition is not as simple as you think.
PraeludiumUndFuge 1 year ago
@PraeludiumUndFuge There's no gray area.
Everyone understands that "playing from memory" means playing a piece from memory.
Improvisation is, by definition, not playing a piece from memory.
wcbroccoli 1 year ago