Why can you play such an extremely difficult piece so smoothly and beautifully? I can't believe it! I also play the piano albeit as a hobby and like J.S. Bach, but have no idea how to use my fingers in the first place.
Listen: I once heard this piece live and for a long time searched for it; it captivated me. I went through many many composers until I found it a few days ago (and felt rather silly, it was Bach all along). Precisely the Barricades was the one most similar, the closest I felt I got. It is a moving coincidence for me that you too have noted this resemblance. Please, listen to Beethoven's sonatas 31 1st mvt and 25 3rd mvt, and tell me whether or not you also find a similarity with this piece.
S P, well that arpeggio part in 1st movement of Beethoven sonata no 31 loosely reminds me this piece. But 3rd movement of 25th sonata seems quite familiar at the begining
I guess we are talking about the B major-7 chord at 1:16, which is In the tonic. The first time I heard this I laughed out loud because it caught me my such surprise. So many things to say about this. It's almost like Vaudeville before Vaudeville was invented. An important, and advanced difference with using the Major-7 chord this way (in the actual given key) is that in 20th-century commercial songwriting (starting from Tinpan Alley) this effect was done as a funny way to END a piece; whereas Bach, here, uses it WITHIN the story he is telling. It's, like, Bach was not really about the attitude, but rather, the JOURNEY. Like going for a dazzling ride.
A bit of Glen Gould perhaps and on your Feurich piano too. Very nice as we have come to expect from you. All the best. PS: My late father's name was Paul Burton. LOL.
Thanks so much for this recording Paul, it's been extremely helpful in learning this piece, particularly the fugue! May I ask exactly what fingers you recommend using for the section starting 3:05? At 3:07 I can see your thumb jumping from C to Eb in the middle voice, but I can't see exactly how you play the D there even though I can hear it. Are you playing C D Eb with just your first finger?
Yeah you just have to practice each hand separately and then it will basically become muscle memory and you won't have to think about what each hand is doing, just have to practice a shit load
Serious question at 0:55 you play the E natural whereas you played the chord with the E as a b as expected just before yet there was no sign of a natural or key change. Could someone help?
The first few bars remind me of Couperin's mysterious barricades. Is this coincidental or there is more to it?! Beautiful playing as always, and what a beautiful piece, full of surprises.
great rendition, ill be honest with you, my recent public playing reportoire is 50% songs ive heard you play and decided to learn, must say ive played this before though about 10years ago, and i dont remember it sounding this good :)
Measure 12 of the Prelude, played with the right hand -- Conversely, try playing measure 14 with the left hand. It makes for a more entertaining performance that way. And thank you for the more relaxed tempo on the prelude. I get weary of performers playing at at a blinding speed.
1. The performer got a decent sense of baroque style of playing. 2. However the subject was not articulated thoughtfully nor was it consistently articulated throughout the whole piece. 3. TOOO MANY wrong notes. 1:552:202:353:05-3:08. Different from accidentally hitting wrong notes, one should not have these notes wrong like this had him been really careful about the harmony progression and the three voices.
Obviously when I was writing this comment I only checked out the fugue. Here are the wrong notes spotted in the prelude: 0:19 0:50 0:56 0:58 1:04. Again anyone playing this piece shouldn't have wrong notes like that if he/she actually knows well about the harmony, key change etc.
Started this today, it’s very quick and precise, hoping it will influence my jazz playing. How long would it take you youtubers to get tight? Specifically Intermediate classical players
@@abdelazizelshafii6049 me too, just that I'm starting 8th grade :v (even thought the education system is different here since we have 2 extra years but still I'd be translated to 8 grade)
That piano has a great middle register
One of my college audition pieces. Beautifully executed.
Matthew Slazik Good luck with your audition!
how are you now?
@@metar2306 Good! Not exactly where I thought I'd be, but very happy nonetheless
@@mattslazik it is perfectly. i wish you all the best!
@@metar2306 Thank you, Metar. I also wish you the best!
Playing bach is like sport to your brain and your fingers
watching the two hands play different rhythms hurts
surtout que ces morceau doivent être en principe joués plus vite.
Elad Hevron and the heart
True
Indeed, playing bach is playing 2 different songs on each hands
As an elephant, I really enjoyed this
Random ≠ funny
@@varunsathya1912 You must be new here
@@buckylove6918 I've listened to this every week for 1 year and this is still the top comment. And now there are replies.
Best comment
wow
Superb!! The voicing of the fugue was marvelous, thank you for sharing this ☕️💕
I found that whenever the subject was in the LH it wasn't emphasized enough, but tempo was solid.
1:01 - 1:08 I’ve never heard anything so romantic sounding come from Bach
He changed those parts a little bit, they actually sound like Bach always does (I mean I'm currently playing It)
@@soycastroman7636 same
Maybe, but anyway I think that time span (7 seconds) is a little too short to be really relevant for comparing romanticism with baroque.
0:41 - 0:45 or 1:08 too
@@YoBoofyeah, the V7 and viio7 simultaneities. These are actually common in bach.
Why can you play such an extremely difficult piece so smoothly and beautifully? I can't believe it! I also play the piano albeit as a hobby and like J.S. Bach, but have no idea how to use my fingers in the first place.
One of my favorite Bach's fuges, and interpretations!
Prelude:
0:00-0:33
0:44-1:26
Fugue:
1:33
I needed this
Double Bubble’s World ikr
What happened to 0:33 - 0:44 ?
the subject in the middle voice during the fugue is projected so clearly like how even it's always a struggle for me 🤧🤧🤧
Practicing voices individually helps out a lot and finding the right fingering.
Yeah, fingerings are key when playing such fugues BUT OMG WHY THE HELL IS FINDING A GOOD FINGERING SO DAMN HARD
The harmony and bassline in the beginning reminds me of Les Barricades Mysterieuses by Couperin.
Albion Island it reminds me of the famous Canon by J. Pachelbel .....
Yeah, the melody at the begining is quite similar
Listen: I once heard this piece live and for a long time searched for it; it captivated me. I went through many many composers until I found it a few days ago (and felt rather silly, it was Bach all along). Precisely the Barricades was the one most similar, the closest I felt I got. It is a moving coincidence for me that you too have noted this resemblance. Please, listen to Beethoven's sonatas 31 1st mvt and 25 3rd mvt, and tell me whether or not you also find a similarity with this piece.
S P, well that arpeggio part in 1st movement of Beethoven sonata no 31 loosely reminds me this piece. But 3rd movement of 25th sonata seems quite familiar at the begining
@@BoogAndy Pachelbel was one of the teachers of J.S.Bach
Bravo, Paul! Thank you for the effort and time for continuing this series.
why must you make everything look so fluid and easy ;(
+Agamaz "Paul Barton everyone, best piano channel on TH-cam."
So true !
@@jonathanlamarre3579 f you
Because he had practice a lot, he put in a lot of effort in practice.
because he is playing bach wtih harmonic pedal
👽👽👽👽👽
Hope to see No.22 B-flat minor soon. That's my favourite fugue in the whole book! Cause there are five voices!
Man, just 4 voices is a real ball buster for me. But I love these preludes and fugues, once you learn several of them you can play almost anything
Oh the pure joy of Bach !
Dude, I love your interpretation. So much personality without sounding sophomoric. Dare I say Harowitz-esque!!! Wonderful stuff here.
Gorgeous! Bach is incredible
WOOO!! Bach major 7 chord!!!!
Asa Smith yes. very interesting point. but i think it s used as subdominant not as tonic as in jazz
Alejandro Sosa of course! I just love it when any baroque composer throws one in there
@@alejandrodmsosa Bach was probably the first rule-breaker and then made all the new rules. I'm studying him in my lessons, what a genius
I guess we are talking about the B major-7 chord at 1:16, which is In the tonic. The first time I heard this I laughed out loud because it caught me my such surprise. So many things to say about this. It's almost like Vaudeville before Vaudeville was invented. An important, and advanced difference with using the Major-7 chord this way (in the actual given key) is that in 20th-century commercial songwriting (starting from Tinpan Alley) this effect was done as a funny way to END a piece; whereas Bach, here, uses it WITHIN the story he is telling. It's, like, Bach was not really about the attitude, but rather, the JOURNEY. Like going for a dazzling ride.
@@MontoyaMatrix Couldn't agree more Frank, Bach probably used it because that's what he wanted to do, and he didn't bother with theory
Finally a channel without Some Guy Without a Mustache
I consider this a success
The prelude sounds shockingly romantic.
grandissimo Mr Barton
That sounds so beautiful
Perfect tempo in my opinion.
Great work!!
One of the best I've heard, great job!
I dont think i will ever be able to play this piece this good
This is so good!! I love this video very much!!!
Beautifully played 👏👏
Beautiful playing.
BACH est bien le plus grand
encore une démonstration!🐱😄
I'm working on the part at 2:33 and it sound so off and weird, but played at full speed it surprisingly works really nicely
Thank you. I did not know this fugue. So beautiful.
Simply amazing! I love these, please post more!
Marvelous!
Hi Paul, that was fabulous! Best wishes from East Yorkshire. (I see June & Brian often!)
Very graceful looking hands...and the music shows that too.
Very fine, advanced renditions. Thanks for doing more Bach!
A bit of Glen Gould perhaps and on your Feurich piano too. Very nice as we have come to expect from you. All the best. PS: My late father's name was Paul Burton. LOL.
You make it look so easy. Congratulations!
Wow, so good!!
Thank you so much, Paul. You really play the piano extremely well.
Incredible and perfect
It's so hard to get the voices right in the fuge but your performance was the best.
Thanks so much for this recording Paul, it's been extremely helpful in learning this piece, particularly the fugue! May I ask exactly what fingers you recommend using for the section starting 3:05? At 3:07 I can see your thumb jumping from C to Eb in the middle voice, but I can't see exactly how you play the D there even though I can hear it. Are you playing C D Eb with just your first finger?
FEATHERY STROKES FEATHERY STROKES
YOU JUST TOLD ME DAMPEN IT
DAMP FEATHERS. YOU HAVE TO BECOME THE PIANO
whaa-
why am I always struggle when playings fugues
Yeah you just have to practice each hand separately and then it will basically become muscle memory and you won't have to think about what each hand is doing, just have to practice a shit load
Same. You need independent hands. I don’t
Serious question at 0:55 you play the E natural whereas you played the chord with the E as a b as expected just before yet there was no sign of a natural or key change. Could someone help?
James Senor Yes you are wright, it seems to be a mistake
TKZ right*
LOVE IT!
Beautiful!! I love it. May I ask for an E flat on 0:56 ? I have a doubt!
Huh u make it look so easy
Awesome 💗
such nice articulation! beautiful
Bravo!!!
Super amazing👍
complimenti per lo splendido lavoro
The first few bars remind me of Couperin's mysterious barricades. Is this coincidental or there is more to it?!
Beautiful playing as always, and what a beautiful piece, full of surprises.
Awesome
How... 🤦♂️Iam never play like this👏👏
Hi Paul, are these published anywhere else? (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.)
You could try searching them up on spotify and apple music... not positive about it though..
Excellent!!
was für eine mega harmonische Wendung, bitte! 1:17-1:18 Bach ist einfach klasse 🙂
Great technique....
The dissonance at 1:04 is very progressive of Bach.
It has a chopin feel to it dont you feel?
Yes
Double Bubble’s World yes you
@@rayancharafeddine4982 That's dissonance? Then it must be the most melodic dissonance I have ever heard.
@@insearchofpeace2151 yeah it's a minor seventh chord so it's dissonant. Not too much thoigh
I played it many years ago...
It's so difficult.
great rendition, ill be honest with you, my recent public playing reportoire is 50% songs ive heard you play and decided to learn, must say ive played this before though about 10years ago, and i dont remember it sounding this good :)
Good playing
Magnificent
did he not play the middle voice in the last counter subject before the cadence? I feel like im going crazy
Really good job by the way, Paul
I often hear this kind of music smsr + asmr
Measure 12 of the Prelude, played with the right hand -- Conversely, try playing measure 14 with the left hand. It makes for a more entertaining performance that way.
And thank you for the more relaxed tempo on the prelude. I get weary of performers playing at at a blinding speed.
Beautiful!! Which partition did you show on screen?
0:56 it's Eb, not E natural. ;) anyway, good interpretation.
@@elusha3926 honestly it was my ear ;)
Bravissimo
1. The performer got a decent sense of baroque style of playing. 2. However the subject was not articulated thoughtfully nor was it consistently articulated throughout the whole piece. 3. TOOO MANY wrong notes. 1:55 2:20 2:35 3:05-3:08. Different from accidentally hitting wrong notes, one should not have these notes wrong like this had him been really careful about the harmony progression and the three voices.
Obviously when I was writing this comment I only checked out the fugue. Here are the wrong notes spotted in the prelude: 0:19 0:50 0:56 0:58 1:04. Again anyone playing this piece shouldn't have wrong notes like that if he/she actually knows well about the harmony, key change etc.
Tbh it still sounds ok and music isn’t perfect
Double Bubble’s World yeah
Really fulfilling. A tutorial would be awesome :-)
Manfred Krafczyk ysah
Sublime
Started this today, it’s very quick and precise, hoping it will influence my jazz playing. How long would it take you youtubers to get tight? Specifically Intermediate classical players
It took me about one month, obviously if you don't have a professor constantly guiding you it will take much longer
I am a squirrel and I'm sitting on a tree and I could hear a person playing this in his house.
How long did it take to get to that? I’m guessing like 45 years it’s smth
Double Bubble’s World yessss
That prelude is so operatic
0:09
ooooh this looks fun ;)
mmm that bass drop
Bet I have to play this for federation on march 1st (in a month).
Marvelous!!! ☆♡☻
Superb
Do ya play by memory, as a pro, or reading notes? Or a combination
Please Czerny Op.740 etudes 26, 27, 28 And 50
Czeyner La Mente Musical and 32!!
Yes all of them
Paul I'm a huge fan of your channel! Would you ever consider doing Little Fugue in G minor?
I believe that one was written for organ
Hai Paul, do you play this piece with pedal?
Its a mine impression or you change the volume of the recording and not your touch on the piano?
I have to learn this for rcm gr 10 and he makes it look easy
I have to learn it for the Lebanese Conservatory in 7th grade. I'm 14.
@@abdelazizelshafii6049 me too, just that I'm starting 8th grade :v (even thought the education system is different here since we have 2 extra years but still I'd be translated to 8 grade)
Fuga XXI- 1:32
🔥
Only the best from paul
0:56 E♭ ??
Was it just me that heard a rong note in measure 4? The b natural dat was supposed to be b flat?
No i wasnt just you
Good job !!
Only Bach can write a three part piece played with two hands.
But you can play they 3 voices with chords... but I'm struggling too.
But it’s a two part piece...
Double Bubble’s World yeah
Wow wow wow
I want your fingers, Paul... XD from one of your subscribers.
If taken out of context that could sound rly creepy lmaoo
Yes lmao creepy