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J. S. Bach - Choral BWV 691

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Uploaded by on Jul 14, 2008

Choral "Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten" by J. S. Bach played by Franco Bandera da Rovereto with fretted clavichord made by himself.

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  • it is almost impossible to play like that without causing some dammage to your hands...

    it seems so unnatural and forced... good luck anyway !

  • @harpsinth , this is only one of the techniques on the clavichord, it takes more to damage the hand.

  • Sounds great.

    But your technique looks a bit strange.

    Did you learn playing by yourself?

    Although well done.

  • Yes, I have learned myself the early fingering, following the indications of Adriano Banchieri (1567-1634).

  • that`s why you don`t use yout thumb, right?

  • There are a lot of early fingering treated (Banchieri favors the finger 3, Diruta finger 2) but the generaly rule is that the thumb is used as little as possible. Bach also maintains the same rule as in the famous "Applicatio" that you can see in the "Harpsichord Method" by Maria Boxall, published in 1977 by Schott & Co.

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  • I`m so happy you replied to my comment, I play the piano but I've always dreamed of plaiyng the clavichord, the harpsichord and the organ, but here in Brasil, and even on youtube, is hard to have access to information and videos of people who display this kind of knowledge about physics and technique of early instruments, and also have the attention of discussing the subject, thank you very much!!

  • I think that bach didn`t use the old fingering, he adapted it and introduced the thumb...

    so the combined fingering would yes well suit the interpretation of this piece.

  • Sounds a bit weird, but im just accustomed to "modern" piano playing. Nice to hear a masterpiece like that played in such an old way. great!

  • I've played this too on my clavichord, but my instrument is more sustained. My instrument is also 5 octaves (FF-g''') and unfretted which makes it a bit easier without the missing g#.

    When I play, I use a combination of the old fingering and modern fingering which seems to suit the music well and allows for a nice legato but firm and controlled touch.

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