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Bach - Prelude No. 1 in C Major One of the most famous movements from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, this prelude has become a standard piece not only for students but for concert pianists as well ...
J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C major from the first Well Tempered Clavier volume is a gem of mathematical beauty. And now you can see exactly how beautiful it really is. So we all know that Bach’s music is ...
MUSIC REVIEW A Bach keyboard landmark, scaled to his time and ours On Saturday night in GBH’s Calderwood Studio, pianist Jeremy Denk performed the complete Book 1 of Bach’s beloved ‘Well ...
Joachim Horsley is a pianist who loves to experiment with different styles – in this case, mixing Bach’s intricate Baroque with New Orleans jazz. The result is stunning. The jazz of New Orleans is ...
Hewitt opened the famous C Major Prelude with a very simple, limpid touch that made the music wax and wane just as the composer intended.
Bach's C-sharp Major Prelude & Fugue Meets Love's "Stephanie Knows" In this clip, I love the thorny brightness and edge. The prelude (up to 1:15 in the track) gives you a sense of how the ...
The C-major Prelude, which opens the first book with a series of arpeggios, is one of the most famous pieces of Baroque music. It is a precursor of Wagner’s evocation of the Rhine at the opening ...
He believes that Anna Magdalena also composed the C-major Prelude of the Well-Tempered Klavier, Book I, and part of the aria from the “Goldberg Variations.” ...
A performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Prelude in C major' by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. This clip is from the series Performances from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
In the oh-so-familiar first prelude in C major, he floated the arpeggios’ ever-shifting harmonies serenely, making sure each note got its due rather than eliding them all under the pedal. When a chord ...