Guide to Piano - Bach's Prelude in C Major

Bach's Prelude in C Major from WatchMojo's Guide to Piano.

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[curzmg]

Nothing is really correct when playing Bach on a Piano, if your primary concern is to be correct then buy a harpsichord. I really dislike this idea that one should never use pedal whilst playing Bach, why? If it is to get an orginal sound then you are already so far off why are you attempting it? I think it is just so pedants can smirk at amateurs. Sorry that was all a little aggressive but I do find it irritating. xXx

[tubbie0075]

They are not accidentals. That is called key modulation.

[eyad116]

i just love this! sensational

[Chruhl1]

Well, we can all rest assured that as long as people are enthusiastic about the playing of and listening to interpretations of Bach's music we will never suffer for lack of things to argue about! The problem with all of you classically trained and jazz musicians is your constant over-intellectualizing and critiquing of music. It's a listening art and nobody's handing out Phd's via youtube. Just listen, if the music makes you feel something then it's successful. We don't see this in rock.

[D2Ci]

@curzmg You're right. Harpsichord rules, piano sux. Baroque is the best music.

[LVB1770]

@curzmg, Good point!

[LVB1770]

Vesivian, Bach played on one of the new fortepianos at the court of King Friedrich II of Prussia in 1747.

Just an FYI.

[SpaceWalkTraveller]

She plays this really well, just love Bach.

[curzmg]

@Vesivian Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely no problem with people playing Bach without pedal if they honestly believe it fits musically. My only problem is with people following scores blindly, the men behind them were just that and the pieces they wrote sounded perfect to their ear, if we forget to experiment then we eliminate much of the joy from music. Bach was a great experimentalist, that is part of what made him such a great musician. Play the piece as you hear it and enjoy it.

[Vesivian]

@curzmg I agree with you by a 100%. Bach's music was extremely Baroque and during that time the notes were not sustained on the harpsichord/clavichord (no piano yet) so he used a lot of ornaments and because of the addition of ornaments such as trills and modent's I really feel that the dampening pedals/una corda etc . Is out of place. Bach is not meant to be expressive, just straight forward and direct. Yes it is boring but if you want emotion/expression go listen to romantic era music ;D

[Renshen1957]

@jerommeke340 When I play this on the Piano I don't use a pedal, to use or not to use the damper pedal on the piano is a personal choice of performance, it is not an absolute. Until Glenn Gould the arpeggios were played legato. GG played distinctly Non-legato to different. K P E Bach likened playing legato lines to a string of pearls, with minute but present separation between the notes. The pedal removes the space between note. I play it differently on the Harpsichord.

[kenchua1976]

This is nice