J. S. Bach - Why pianist should learn Baroque Fingering?

In this lesson clip, internationally known pianist and Bach Interpreter Yuan Sheng shares the reasons behind Bach's original fingering when he wrote the first exercise for his son Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
In this 16-week series of Principles of Playing Bach - an Exploration through Bach’s Inventions, Yuan will explore some of the most fundamental principles of Bach playing using Bach Two-part Inventions, and expand out to works from Anna Magdalena Notebook and the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach.
The topics that Yuan will explore in his series are:
Bach’s compositional writing devices, Contrapuntal music playing, Phrasing, Ornamentation, Cantabile playing, Articulations, Fingering, Dynamics, Touch and sound, Balance between the hands, Use of the pedals, and more.
You will enjoy the beautiful demonstration and super concise talks, and be enabled to apply these principles toward playing other works of Bach.
This series is designed for piano teachers, students and music lovers who are able to play at the Bach Invention level.
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[@bobzhao5287]

Thank you so much for the instruction to disclosure the secret fingering of Bach. 2:07
This is really helpful to relax the hand and get ready for coming grace notes!😊

[@lilianaturicianu1652]

I think it could be also some special exercise only for 3th and 4th finger..😊

[@martinh1277]

What do you do in a concerto, getting confused?