Bach Prelude and Fugue No.2 Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 with Harmonic Pedal
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- In this recording I used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de La Rochefordière.
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0:10 Prelude
1:46 Fugue
Thx!
Brilliant
Hero❤
I’ve been finding the timestamp of prelude for a whole hour
Tysm❤😊
This song was on a website that said “top 15 easy classical piano songs to play as a beginner and sound like a pro” ... I think they got the pro part right, not the beginner part...
yeah I agree it seems in Piano world and musical word "'intermediate" level is relative especially in classical music...
@Tranhoang Long This one is actually in c minor. You mean the C major.
I’ll be the one to say it so no other wannabe has to. It is called a _pecie_
@@azureNotsure Actually, it's a piece.
Max Gregory Compositions no, it’s a joke ;D
jk, that mistake was on my part lol
Bach obviously liked to torture his students, so technical yet so smooth to listen to, he was truly a genius
Turning a person into a virtuoso is not torture
Hema Nagaraja tell that to Beethoven
Hema Nagaraja wait a minute.. grandma is that you?!
Hema Nagaraja no grandma!! don’t beat me! i’ll play for 3 more hours!! just... don’t... hit me again
hahaaa nice comment. I started it, and it seems that I have to work harder to finish it !
01:18 - when someone's been talking at you constantly and they finally get to the point.
1:07 - " yes we know skip all the extra talk, get to the point."
@@amirkdd9641 z
Tragiques KAYAK That’s technically the whole essence of baroque music: Speech in sound. Would recommend you Harnoncourt’s book: “Musik als Klangrede”. There’s an English translation of it too
Either that, or when the person you've been talking to still doesn't understand what it is you were trying to say. :P
so if you learn this you can talk in music, epic win
Your name should be Paul Bachton
@@ludhannsebastivanbachthove4987 You are myth... mitou você! kkk
No HE is bad
@@armandoaraujo6128 Very very bom yout inglês man
Lmao still works if told in German
Tou si nu bachtton
I'll tell you a trick to this piece how most German pianists teach it. For the Prelude... You use your fifth fingers as pedals, while holding those top notes... only with fingers 5. The harmonies sing that way. Also, the very last note, do a small trill playing E natural, F, E natural and hold it with a pedal at a softness of p. For the Fugue. Live and breathe the voice' theme. Familiarize yourself with each voice by actually taking staff paper, and composing out the voices yourself. And that is how many strict German pianists teach their students this Bach piece.
Ludwig Van Beethoven I guess you would know, would you not? Lol
Katie dear, JS would know better!
xodoo
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I tried it, it sounds terrible....to clarify, you do mean hold the highest and lowest notes (from the downbeats) for half the measure? Does it only sound good when played up to speed? It just sounds like drowning out the other notes to me. Do you think Richter does this in his recording?
That’s exactly how my teacher told me to play it.
Actually, one of my favourite Bach WTC preludes ... Oh.. so powerfull but emotional at the same time :)
Wtc 2 no 15... not bad either !
No7 wtc 2 😍
@@dlefil1364 i even like it
I love this prelude ❤
Must be cool to have a piano that displays the musical score in HUGE notes right on the closed lid!
its added after lmfaooo
@@andrewherman8942 no way
@@_xeon Sorry to inform you my friend but it is😂😮😅
The joke went over a lot of people's heads
In every single TH-cam video ever where there is a comment that makes a joke like this, there's always at least a few replies that take it seriously
at 2:28, the way you keep the melody pronounced is incredible. i have never been able to make the lower melody on the right hand stand out like that.
Yes ❤😊
Me either, I never got past chopsticks. My mom however could read music and play anything by ear.
@@BigEightiesNewWaveall it takes is practice. It’s a skill, not a gift. Treating musicians like they were born with the ability to do this discredits both their efforts and the composer’s work
@@concorde__ I would say there is still a certain level of talent involved but yup. Most is just "are you willing to put in your hours". Like any other one can learn.
@@concorde__spoken as one who has never known anyone with natural, effortless, God - given ability.
Some can practice endlessly while others can literally roll out of bed & make a laughing stock in minutes what it took the other years to reach mediocrity.
I hope one day you learn this. You do yourself a strong disservice if not.
That sequence at 2:50 reminds me a lot of Vivaldi's cello concertos......The way it ends on that sixth gives me the chills!!
Circle of 5ths - used commonly throughout Baroque music and really all classical music even today (besides the atonal ones obviously lol)
I also found Musical phrases from Vivaldi's pieces , into Bach Pieces.
It’s called a progression
Guess who's Bach
Bach again
J.S Bach
Tell a friend
Y’all are every where😂😂😂
Now this looks like a bach for me
so everybody just play to me
we need a little tchaikovsky
cause it feels so liszt without me
Two set!
Imma raise a perfect counterpoint
InTeReStInG
My god, how am I supposed to play this for my piano exam??
edit: y'all are rly blowing up my notifs huh. to keep it concise, i ended up playing the prelude & fugue in b flat major (book 1) since my teacher wanted me to learn that one instead. I ended up getting 8.5/12 (70%); not that great but my overall exam was 83/100 so ig that's fine.
Wait my speed is at 1.25. Oops
Slow down darling you're no Gouldy.
except Gould played this piece slower than this...
Marcus, well how did the piano exam go?
Me too
It seems Im back watching this after playing Before Your Eyes, truly a throwback....it instantly jump started old memories..
I’m learning these pieces for an audition, and this is where I always come for reference on my playing. Thank you for your beautiful rendition!
I found a composer who wrote prelude and fugue in 2020 this is the new bach!!!!
th-cam.com/video/o5EjIgsFX5U/w-d-xo.html
How did it go?
@@emilioooo9678 I got in! But I decided piano wasn’t what I wanted my career to be in, so I left after one semester. Now I’m studying chemistry!
@@samtranstrum2200 good for you! Hope chem works out for you:)
Playing this piece well looks like a great struggle, what did you think? I always was afraid of Bach, even a bit of Mozart, mostly playing pieces like Mendelssohn's, but THIS prelude of Bach (yeah forget about the fugue) looks like once learned a big trouble to maintain; play it correctly all long AND making it sound not dull, adding creativity.
Pianists are still afraid to play Bach's Prelude and Fugue from the Bad Tempered Clavier.
its called "The Well Tempered Clavier"
@@Iceologer . I think he knew that. He was just making a joke.
sailor7k r/wooosh
Yeah! Which do you prefer from this book ?
fugue in A suffering
Beautiful. This music really opens my very soul. .. Something very magical about this piece, the way the key changes occur during the fugue section stirs me deeply!
I don't know Paul, but everytime I get to know a score by heart, your interpretations sound incomparable even to the biggest names in the piano world. They truly talk the same language of my heart. I do understand and get feelings from others, but still your performance voice has the mood of a mother. This is so special for me. Thanks for the vibes.
i got a version of this in itunes and since replays get counted there i can confidently say i heard this more than 500 times.
and i havent had enough of it yet
You! I like. ( :
andras schiff is one hell of a man
This is a very beautiful melody -- the pianist who plays it makes it the most beautiful way I've ever seen and heard.
my favorite performance of this prelude. i feel like this tempo is perfect; love the smorzando done when going to the presto and the smooth transition to the adagio! i feel like most pianist play all the piece in a allegro-presto dynamic and the difference between parts is hardly noticed. really good work !!
One of the best performances of Bach I've ever heard
You have incredible control over this instrument. Beautiful piece, well done
A renowned work and beautiful performance. Thank you so very much for sharing.
Genial! Llevo un tiempo tocando el piano. Todavía no me atrevo con los preludios y fuga de Bach. Desafortunadamente nunca he podido memorizar muy fácil. De momento voy a disfrutar viéndote tocar de esa forma tan maravillosa. Excelente trabajo.
My teacher always insisted that each note should be played as staccato,exactly the way you're playing it. I imagine this piece being played in a more agile way. Hearing the notes played in a legato manner makes me think about a boiling soup,while each note should be perceived like putting pearls on a thread to make a necklace,lol.
That'd be my way of seeing it.
English isn't my first language so I may not have expressed my thoughts accurate enough,but you probably got the point.
Piano isn't my first instrument either.I specialised in violin The piano was mandatory so I had to study it.
Nicolae lol ok v: nvm
i suppose you meant "non-legato" instead of "staccato"
@@havryliuk He is playing it staccato in the most part :P
Try to play it like you imagine, don't let social pressure and music history define what it should sound like exactly... As long as you play what is written in the score, you should do what you prefer, even if your teacher doesn't agree with you...
The thing is, this is baroque music. This wasn't meant for a piano. It was meant for a hapsichord. And if you ever heard that instrument, you might have noticed that the sound dies quickly. I think this guy ( and your teacher ) is trying to mimic the sound of a hapsichord by doing staccato. That makes complete sence in my eyes, as it was written for a one.
But if you prefer legato over history, I mean, that's fine. Who knows, if there was an actual piano in Bach's time, would he make this legato? We can't know.
Whatever sounds good to your ears as far as I'm concerned. In the end, it's about how YOU interpret it.
The presto movement of this prelude gets me every time!
So happy you're uploading stuff from the WTC. I just started learning the 48 by Bach using the progressive order of difficulty that Bartok used to teach with. So it's perfect timing!
Jordan Stephens where can i find the progressive order ?
Here you go! It takes into account compositional difficulty and complexity of the counterpoint- not just technical difficulty.
1. no. 15 in G (Book II)
2. no. 6 in Dm
3. no. 21 in Bb
4. no. 10 in Em
5. no. 20 in Am (Book II)
6. no. 11 in F
7. no. 2 in Cm
8. no. 9 in E
9. no. 13 in F#
10. no. 21 in Bb (Book II)
11. no. 6 in Dm (Book II)
12. no. 19 in A (Book II)
13. no. 11 in F (Book II)
14. no. 19 in A
15. no. 14 in F#m
16. no. 18 in G#m
17 no. 2 in Cm (Book II)
18. no. 5 in D
19. no. 7 in Eb
20. no. 14 in F#m (Book II)
21. no. 7 in Eb (Book II)
22. no. 1 in C
23. no. 17 in Ab
24. no. 13 in F# (Book II)
25. no. 15 in G
26. no. 12 in Fm (Book II)
27. no. 1 in C (Book II)
28. no. 24 in Bm (Book II)
29. no. 10 in Em (Book II)
30. no. 16 in Gm
31. no. 5 in D (Book II)
32. no. 18 in G#m (Book II)
33. no. 24 in Bm
34. no. 9 in E (Book II)
35. no. 4 in C#m (Book II)
36. no. 23 in B
37. no. 3 in C# (Book II)
38. no. 12 in Fm
39. no. 3 in C#
40. no. 8 in D#m (Book II)
41. no. 22 in Bbm
42. no. 17 in Ab (Book II)
43. no 4 in C#m
44. no. 8 in D#m
45. no. 20 in Am
46. no. 22 in Bbm (Book II)
47. no. 16 in Gm (Book II)
48. no. 23 in B (Book II)
Jordan Stephens thanks alot !!!
Jordan Stephens do you play both the prelude and fugue for each?
Jordan Stephens tks
Wow the voicing in the fugue is absolutely out of this world. I am also practising this piece and my god the way you bring out the lowest voice from 2:39 to 2:45 is incredible. This fugue is pure art and to play it well takes a great amount of effort and energy
played so beautifully and soulfully. we are currently learning that and are taking this as an example. Thank you very much!!!
This is....I don't know... I'm speechless!!! I'm sure Bach would be too....listening to your amazing performance!!!! You're great Paul!!!!
Paul, thank you so much for these WTC uploads!! I've been waiting patiently for these without asking. I still continue to revisit your treatments of GBV, Inventions, and Sinfonias. Bach sounds so lovely on that Feurich and without doubt, beautifully played. Keep going if time permits. Thank you for your selfless contributions to this community. Cheers and Happy New Year to you and your family. -Stephen
this piece is so so so gorgeous. so amazing. thank you for sharing your interpretation of it, it's wonderful. i hope to be able to finish learning this piece soon!
I am currently learning this piece, and I must say that he plays it amazingly
outstanding performance! for me, J.S.B is the pinnacle of what the human brain is capable of. To create such a thing from nothing truly is miraculous
Paul Barton, meu Deus! Quem é esse cara? Ele é fantástico! Personifica tudo o que pode haver de melhor em arte.
Extremely beautiful playing. Great virtuoso plus musicality
BRILLIANT presentation. For the performance and the untold EDUCATION that it will offer everyone ♥♥♥♥
the perfect bach's prelude, for sure
great playing
It looks like you're tickling the ivories.
thats illegal.
Plastics*
@@mariaf.1275 i mean he does hang out with elephants a quite a lot... bit suspicious innit
he was hitting the range, in a pianistic way
@@HueNost *THE ELEPHANTS ARE DYING*
This songs is amazing...looking the score and the finale that is like the jazzy release of all the energy at the super fast prelude
Красивая подача материала. Очень интересно, следишь за партитурой, руками и слушаешь. Просто класс!!!
I LOVE the way the video is set up!!! It's nice to see the Pianist's hands...it looks so effortless.. but I know, it's not. Bravo! ♥
playing these two for my Grade 7 exam today, wish me luck!
That’s amazing! My favourite Bach’s prelude and fugue in WTC.
a totally flawless composition... mind blowing
Love the variation in dynamics.
Learning this for my grade 8, this is awesome. Thanks Paul!
Ben Treacy it s only grade 5
That's in accordance with the Henle Scale.
Archie H. Jelbert in the henle I believe it's a RCM grade 9 if anyone's wondering.
+Bobowobo You are correct
Archie H. Jelbert it's grade 8 abrsm
Wonderful reading of these exquisite pieces and very interesting sound indeed using the unique pedal. Extends the instrument into fascinating realms
the "slow" tempo makes it incredibly beautiful!
A little advice for the fugue:
Sing the main theme and it will be clear to you and to anyone who's listening.
Anyway, this performance is stunning!thanks
Here from Before your Eyes , Really great experience
Maravillosa la ejecución, con la gran ayuda del cifrado en la parte superior. No se podía pedir más, porque llevaba más de mediodía tratando de hallar esta partitura, y vengo a hallarla aquí, con postre incluido. Thanks a lot. RP.
Those bass runs are just so satisfying
Amazing! Why would ppl put thumbs down? Excellent music and great performance, I added it to my YT playlist. Thank you.
de hash hkkop
I always say this but my god Bach was such a madman, and beautiful playing dude
Amazing!!!! Very impressive Paul, thank you for uploading
Браво! Правильная подача материала,как и должен звучать Бах,а именно и темп и динамическая окраска и само прикосновение клавиатуры. Спасибо!
I'm learning this right now. And this is a grade 9 piece. I love the prelude way more than the Fugue!
is it grade 9? Ive realy jumped in the deep end
Which one is grade 9? The prelude or fugue?
50 subs?? • 198 years ago they're both grade 9
Both are in the level 9 books
I like the fugue better.😅
beautiful recording. Especially love the transition to presto here 1:02
Yes ❤😊
I like the speed. Lovely interpretation thank you
Ótima ideia de colocar as partituras e as mãos em movimento; obrigada pelas postagens, são ótimas!
why is bach so genius!
WHY? Why is the sky blue?
@@enriquesanchez2001 ???
Fuga || 's AMAZING!!!
This wonderful performance is a paramount gift to Bach lovers
Like the sound of the harmonic pedal. Love the interpretation on the prelude especially.
I finished the prelude and fugue in c major, then my teacher told me to work on the second, which was this one. I was happy and excited, until i saw the score.
0:00 : Prelude
1:45 : Fugue
Awesome video, awesome performance.
espetacular parabéns com certeza muita dedicação !
Bach loved writing fugues
It's funny everybody complaining about how difficult this looks... this is considered one of the easiest Prelude & Fugues.
Upload a video of you playing it
@@zeb236 Thats not an argument you moron
@@zeb236 do You play the Piano?
Paul performs flawlessly. Bars 28 and 29 are executed with such poise.
You make everything look SO easy!!!
By far my favorite version of this. Why do some people play it so fast? In my opinion it loses its feeling and all the notes get crammed together.. This sounds nice and smooth....
The version of Glenn Gould is the best
Kimiko ishizaka did a version I like
@@djimcoll17shoutout to the kid
No mordent at the end of the prelude I'm about to freak out
What do you call an introductory segment, at the beginning of a piece that repeats?
@@haaggus Wow devilsden, is that the biggest word you know? Unfortunately, this is clearly not being used correctly; either that or you have ZERO understanding of the intricacies of Baroque performance practice.
Spencer Virtue you didn’t have to full on roast him
Sounds really good, I'm working on this peace now. very inspired
listening so many pianist to play this so far i like your performace the best for me thank you very much
I'd like Praeludium bit more slower and more variation in tempo. I like Kimino Ishizaka's interpretation more. Probably I got too used to her interpretation.
0:11-3:29 my favorite part
The performance if amazing!
Ah the hope of the Picardy third that all can be healed. There is hope. Thank you♡
I like what this does to my brain :)
Hi Paul, could you make a tutorial for Ravel Jeux D'eau please? or Brahms hungarian rhapsody no.1?
Tudo de Bach é tão lindooooo 💕😁👏👏👏👏
My congratulations!! You are amazing!! I've only seen some of your videos and I really like them!! I'm from Spain and I'm music teacher. Saludos!
The most legendary fugue for Klavier.
I wanna play the fugue omg
Thank's for the sheer music
Im leaening the piece and this has been a big help so far
Excelente Paul, saludos desde Argentina!!!!
The harmonic pedal thing really makes a difference
Excellent performance . I did an atonal youtube video of it. The key to playing this piece is to practice slowly, glancing first at your left and the right.
amazing performance!
Ahhh! You make it look so easy! Awesome! So great! 🤯
All these comments and no one has mentioned the temperment? I love the sound of well tempering vs. equal tempering on classical music from the romance era. It just sounds correct to my ear.
May I ask what tempering is? I am new to the music world.
The way he caressed the e4 at the end of the praeludium 😌
Your accuracy is so awesome to watch
Bach was a madman...and so are you!
THAT G at 01:07 . Majestic
Agreeable❤🎉😊
I went Chopin but forgot my Liszt so I went Bach home, My Liszt was Haydn and I couldn’t find it so I went to the Barber instead.
Love it!! Here's a couple more:
Where did Rossini take the garbage? To the dump, to the dump, to the dump, dump, DUMP!
What was Beethoven's favorite fruit? Ba-na-na-NAH!
masterfully done
Love the modulation at the end of the Prelude and Fugue