When J.S. Bach began working on his epic Well-Tempered Clavier (or Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, to give it its proper German title) in 1722, chances are he wasn't thinking that it would become one of ...

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 ...

But pianist Joachim Horsley has discovered that Bach’s Prelude in C major from The Well-Tempered Clavier actually sounds great in the style of a rumba. You can watch more of his videos on his YouTube ...

“The 48” is not a new multivitamin, although it fortifies pianists, composers and listeners. It is not a strand of DNA, although it sort of is in Western music. It is not a brand of breakfast ...

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. _You may want to ask ...

This review has been updated. See note below. András Schiff is the Master. Wednesday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall, he played the first book of Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier.” A book it ...

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 ...

A composition workshop about creating a classical piece inspired by Bach’s 'Prelude in C Major', focusing on texture, tone colour, development of musical ideas and structure.

Angela Hewitt has made her reputation as a Bach specialist, and the President’s Piano Series audience sat down to her opening Bach set with an air of excited expectancy. Here were the first 12 ...

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 ...