Listening to this through my tv with the log fire going , drinking a glass (or two). ,-.. Life really is good whatever the setbacks. Thank you, friend. 🙂
Interesting how Bach was never considered a "celebrity" during his time and lead an arguably humble life. Yet his works are still being enjoyed 271 years later. From one acorn grew an almighty oak tree.
Wikipedia says he was equal of Handel, Telemann and Graun. Although obviously not the absolute master regarded today, pretty damn good I'd say. Only after his death his reputation declined until of course Bach revival
not really. all his life until his latter years he was making music for nobles like the duke of saxe-weimer and saxe-gotha. even in his later years he was in a big church in dresden.still, you could say handel got more attention as he obviously made music for higher nobility in england including the king.
Wunderschöne Interpretation dieser zwanzig kleinen Präludien in verschiedenen Tempi mit schimmerndem doch warmherzigem Klang des ausgezeichneten Cembalos und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich intelligenter und genialer Cembalist!
A number (if not all) these wonderful educational pieces are equally hard to play as the two and three voices Inventions and sometimes even at similar level of difficulty of the easiest WTC preludes, although keyboard's pupils normally play them as first approach to Bach However the level of joy and satisfaction when you manage to have full command of the counterpoint and make all voices singing right way and playing the embellishments perfectly ans without rendering the execution heavy and hesitating, is unforgettable. But it requires study and dedication because they are way less easy to play than it looks like (I did it between my second and third piano study year). And only by intimately penetrating the logic of the greatest Master of couterpoint you can appreciate 100% the stunning beauty of his music, whether "easy" or "transcendental"
Yep. Just try to play in sync and with due lightness all the bass trills in the very first C major prelude to make the piece shine :) yet the music itself is so very simple.
I usually get bored with 3 minute videos yet I can watch/listen to this (30 min) and the Goldberg Variations (~90 min) and time becomes irrelevant. Why is that? A totally pleasing mixture of Bach, Bartmans, & Watchorn?😊
I heard one of your postings earlier today. At this rate, I’m going to end up preferring the harpsichord to the piano as a Bach instrument. Beautifully clear, vibrant playing.
Another excellent recording of Mr Watchorn! Expressive diction, clear and unusually masculine tone & timbre of the harpsichord. Thank you very much. My personal favourite is the first C-major prelude (BWV 924) for two reasons. Firstly, it is a tiny masterpiece of the genre. Secondly, via this prelude I began to come closer and closer to Bach and his majestic art - many decades ago.
This was obligatory for decades in piano education. I played this in the 1970ies and it gave a good knowledge of part writing. Now it is replaced by monotonous, simple and outright bad music by Ennaudy, Tiersen etc.
Bless who ever added the fingering to the prelude in D Major. It's always been my favorite. The recapitulation in the bass just moves me to tears. Perfect tempo for allowing the separate voices to combine.
1. C major BWV 924 (0:00) 2. D major BWV 925 (1:19) 3. D minor BWV 926 (3:01) 4. F major BWV 927 (4:05) 5. F major BWV 928 (4:45) 6. G minor BWV 929 (6:15) 7. G minor BWV 930 (7:09) 8. A minor BWV 931 (9:22) 9. E minor BWV 932 (completion: Peter Watchorn) (10:18) 10. C major BWV 933 (11:39) 11. C minor BWV 934 (13:14) 12. D minor BWV 935 (15:03) 13. D major BWV 936 (17:21) 14. E major BWV 937 (20:51) 15. E minor BWV 938 (22:48) 16. C major BWV 939 (25:04) 17. D minor BWV 940 (25:45) 18. E minor BWV 941 (26:50) 19. A minor BWV 942 (27:36) 20. C major BWV 943 (28:28)
Magnífica interpretación de estos Pequeños Preludios. Claridad, ritmo, fraseo, sensibilidad y una velocidad adecuada para apreciar el alma de las composiciones de J S Bach: el contrapunto. Obras de estudio obligatorio en nivel básico de un pianista. Muchas gracias desde Puebla, Mex.
Johann Sebastian Bach is the most logical and analytical composer of all times together with Vivaldi and he wrote 30 transcriptions from Vivaldi, one of them was called Concert for two violins which became at Bach C
@@cristinaolaru8287 Not quite: Bach arranged Vivaldi's Concerto in b minor for four violins from L'Estro Armonico as the Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065. He did arrange another Vivaldi concerto in C major for solo harpsichord (without orchestra).
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in BWV 925 I like very much how soprano in bar 1 and bass in bar 2 are similar but so different at the same time. But my favorite one is definitely BWV 928 for which in this performance, I find the tempo a bit too fast.
Very good completion of BWV 932! Luckily there's enough left of the beginning to attempt a plausible further development. There are other pieces that challenge for a completion like the infinished last fugue in the Musical Offering, fugues in BWV 906 and 562, yet these are far more complex and require daring and mastery comparable to Bach's to achieve a good result.
The image was used for the CD liner notes by Peter Watchorn's essay, based on the known facts of Bach’s life, as presented by his biographer, Forkel, and his sons Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel. Hence, the image. Thanks to the latter we also know some particulars about Bach's own violin playing "in his youth, and until the approach of old age, he played the violin cleanly and powerfully".
@@bartjebartmans Yes, these slightly odd looking pastels, drawn by a member of the Bach family of the two eldest Bach sons (Wilhelm Friedemann, reproduced on my recording of the Inventions & Sinfonias) and the four year-younger carl Philipp Emanuel (reproduced here) represent these two younger Bachs in their youth, just a few years later than when they would have practiced these pieces. "Unfortunate" or not, they are what survive, and that is why they appear here. PW
The 2nd ending of part 1 of number VI he played a Bb instead of a D in the left hand. For the ending of number XIII he lowered the notes an octave. Obviously his instrument doesn't have the high notes. But, that ruined the climax. And throughout, he takes too much liberty with added notes and changes of rhythm. These have been my companions since the 1970s. Whenever I want to play Bach I play some of these. In fact, these inspired my own short set of dances. Though Bach probably wrote these for harpsichord, the piano or organ brings out the voices much better since the sustain is there.
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No doubt that J.S.Bach is the greatest world musician of all times.
Tiny little pieces like these, or huge Passions and Masses, he always strikes the right balance between form and content.
@@auscomvic9900 How true; small, in size, but gigantic, in quality…!
Listening to this through my tv with the log fire going , drinking a glass (or two). ,-.. Life really is good whatever the setbacks. Thank you, friend. 🙂
Yes, this, indeed, IS the life… even without the alcohol.
Interesting how Bach was never considered a "celebrity" during his time and lead an arguably humble life. Yet his works are still being enjoyed 271 years later.
From one acorn grew an almighty oak tree.
Wikipedia says he was equal of Handel, Telemann and Graun. Although obviously not the absolute master regarded today, pretty damn good I'd say. Only after his death his reputation declined until of course Bach revival
He was a rival of Louis Marchand and almost had a duel. Ala Françoise so to speak.
not really. all his life until his latter years he was making music for nobles like the duke of saxe-weimer and saxe-gotha. even in his later years he was in a big church in dresden.still, you could say handel got more attention as he obviously made music for higher nobility in england including the king.
i used to love playing these. I can't play very well anymore, but they are still quite enjoyable to listen to and analyze.
Wunderschöne Interpretation dieser zwanzig kleinen Präludien in verschiedenen Tempi mit schimmerndem doch warmherzigem Klang des ausgezeichneten Cembalos und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich intelligenter und genialer Cembalist!
Sehr schön 👍🎹🎶 Dank solcher Musik kann man sich über jeden neuen Tagen freuen. Danke 🙂
The amazing Me Watchorn nails it every time! And these preludes are only “ little “ in the sense of being brief.
A number (if not all) these wonderful educational pieces are equally hard to play as the two and three voices Inventions and sometimes even at similar level of difficulty of the easiest WTC preludes, although keyboard's pupils normally play them as first approach to Bach
However the level of joy and satisfaction when you manage to have full command of the counterpoint and make all voices singing right way and playing the embellishments perfectly ans without rendering the execution heavy and hesitating, is unforgettable.
But it requires study and dedication because they are way less easy to play than it looks like (I did it between my second and third piano study year). And only by intimately penetrating the logic of the greatest Master of couterpoint you can appreciate 100% the stunning beauty of his music, whether "easy" or "transcendental"
Yep. Just try to play in sync and with due lightness all the bass trills in the very first C major prelude to make the piece shine :) yet the music itself is so very simple.
Real musical gems. My heart explodes with joy every time I listen.
damn, you need to go to heart doctor then
I usually get bored with 3 minute videos yet I can watch/listen to this (30 min) and the Goldberg Variations (~90 min) and time becomes irrelevant. Why is that? A totally pleasing mixture of Bach, Bartmans, & Watchorn?😊
I heard one of your postings earlier today. At this rate, I’m going to end up preferring the harpsichord to the piano as a Bach instrument.
Beautifully clear, vibrant playing.
Lovely and beautiful.❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍
A privilege to listen to... 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎵🎼❤️🎶🎼🎵❤️🎼🎶🎵🎼❤️🎶🎼🎵👌🏻🎶🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶
This is the first time I heard about this work...
Boy number 9 is really quite magnificent. I can hear an orchestra playing it. Handel-like grandeur.
The world is full of things we don't know
but
we know Bach and this performance are great and wonderful
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The completion of BWV 932 is very good! It's not like I've analyzed it or anything but I would have not doubted it was Bach if not told otherwise~
Another excellent recording of Mr Watchorn! Expressive diction, clear and unusually masculine tone & timbre of the harpsichord. Thank you very much. My personal favourite is the first C-major prelude (BWV 924) for two reasons. Firstly, it is a tiny masterpiece of the genre. Secondly, via this prelude I began to come closer and closer to Bach and his majestic art - many decades ago.
This was obligatory for decades in piano education. I played this in the 1970ies and it gave a good knowledge of part writing. Now it is replaced by monotonous, simple and outright bad music by Ennaudy, Tiersen etc.
Bless who ever added the fingering to the prelude in D Major. It's always been my favorite. The recapitulation in the bass just moves me to tears. Perfect tempo for allowing the separate voices to combine.
Which one?
@@hoon_sol I think it was 925 he was referring to, I cried a bit with it.
1. C major BWV 924 (0:00)
2. D major BWV 925 (1:19)
3. D minor BWV 926 (3:01)
4. F major BWV 927 (4:05)
5. F major BWV 928 (4:45)
6. G minor BWV 929 (6:15)
7. G minor BWV 930 (7:09)
8. A minor BWV 931 (9:22)
9. E minor BWV 932 (completion: Peter Watchorn) (10:18)
10. C major BWV 933 (11:39)
11. C minor BWV 934 (13:14)
12. D minor BWV 935 (15:03)
13. D major BWV 936 (17:21)
14. E major BWV 937 (20:51)
15. E minor BWV 938 (22:48)
16. C major BWV 939 (25:04)
17. D minor BWV 940 (25:45)
18. E minor BWV 941 (26:50)
19. A minor BWV 942 (27:36)
20. C major BWV 943 (28:28)
Magnífica interpretación de estos Pequeños Preludios. Claridad, ritmo, fraseo, sensibilidad y una velocidad adecuada para apreciar el alma de las composiciones de J S Bach: el contrapunto. Obras de estudio obligatorio en nivel básico de un pianista. Muchas gracias desde Puebla, Mex.
#3 is my favorite out of all of them, and the best part is I had never heard it before.
Belíssimo! Bravo!! 👏🏽 Perfect performance! ❤
Lovely compositions. Thank you.
wonderful interpretation!
Johann Sebastian Bach is the most logical and analytical composer of all times together with Vivaldi and he wrote 30 transcriptions from Vivaldi, one of them was called Concert for two violins which became at Bach C
Which became at Bach : Concert for two pianos
@@cristinaolaru8287 Not quite: Bach arranged Vivaldi's Concerto in b minor for four violins from L'Estro Armonico as the Concerto in A minor for Four Harpsichords, BWV 1065. He did arrange another Vivaldi concerto in C major for solo harpsichord (without orchestra).
Both composers died and their works were practically forgotten about until a couple hundred years later. Now they are household names. There IS a God.
SERRA NEGRA /SÃO PAULO =28° / 16° - OUVINDO CONCERTO DE BACH UMA OBRA DE ARTE MUSICAL MARAVILHOSA,POIS PARECE UMA MÚSICA INFINITA EM SEUS ENCANTOS HARMONICOS,E AO TÉRMINO REPENTINO DA COMPOSIÇÃO ,NOS PERMITE DESEJAR QUE NUNCA PARE...
The tenth is like an Italian vocal duet with instrumental virtuoso passages. Concerto-like relationship of voices.
925 and 933 are done specially well
Thaaaaank you :)
i like how 933 is decisively the best one
in BWV 925 I like very much how soprano in bar 1 and bass in bar 2 are similar but so different at the same time. But my favorite one is definitely BWV 928 for which in this performance, I find the tempo a bit too fast.
BWV 933 (11:39) is the absolute best! Bach writing in French ouverture style is just pure ego :D
The second one is telling me a story
Very good completion of BWV 932! Luckily there's enough left of the beginning to attempt a plausible further development. There are other pieces that challenge for a completion like the infinished last fugue in the Musical Offering, fugues in BWV 906 and 562, yet these are far more complex and require daring and mastery comparable to Bach's to achieve a good result.
You mean: the unfinished fugue in The Art of Fugue, right? PW
The image at 0:01 is quite unfortunate. But wonderful video! Just as always.
Thank you, mate!
The image was used for the CD liner notes by Peter Watchorn's essay, based on the known facts of Bach’s life, as presented by his biographer, Forkel, and his sons Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philipp Emanuel. Hence, the image. Thanks to the latter we also know some particulars about Bach's own violin playing "in his youth, and until the approach of old age, he played the violin cleanly and powerfully".
@@bartjebartmans Yes, these slightly odd looking pastels, drawn by a member of the Bach family of the two eldest Bach sons (Wilhelm Friedemann, reproduced on my recording of the Inventions & Sinfonias) and the four year-younger carl Philipp Emanuel (reproduced here) represent these two younger Bachs in their youth, just a few years later than when they would have practiced these pieces. "Unfortunate" or not, they are what survive, and that is why they appear here. PW
Have a little respect for the derpsichord masters please. Also.. with BWV 937 i cant unhear "Kom mee naar Smurfenland"
Nice
The 2nd ending of part 1 of number VI he played a Bb instead of a D in the left hand. For the ending of number XIII he lowered the notes an octave. Obviously his instrument doesn't have the high notes. But, that ruined the climax. And throughout, he takes too much liberty with added notes and changes of rhythm. These have been my companions since the 1970s. Whenever I want to play Bach I play some of these. In fact, these inspired my own short set of dances. Though Bach probably wrote these for harpsichord, the piano or organ brings out the voices much better since the sustain is there.
Bachgod
I dont understand why people play czerny while bach wrote these for his students. Look at this musicality and technicality.
I enjoy them more at 0.75x speed
E major BWV 937 (20:51)
C major BWV 943 (28:28)
4:11 Alberti's Bass
The tuning of the Cembalo is equal temperament, I guess? f*2^(n/12).
Nrs. 8 & 9 where totally unknown to me.
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13:14 BWV 934 sounds like the French Suite C Minor Allemande th-cam.com/video/aLldH7tD0Xk/w-d-xo.html
Scintillation..
why does it sound out of tune
It is not out of tune, it is in Baroque tuning.