Bach: Prelude & Fugue in d minor, WTK II, take 2..

[nortti]

This time the prelude is actually exceptionally slow and tame, but whatever..

[zheer]

This sounds a lot better, the tempo is perfect, man it reminds so much of my college days AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Anyway the fugue is ssssssssssssssoooooooooooo much better, respect.

[jlh]

While this is much more tolerable, you still need to be more careful with your articulation in the Prelude -- you're playing EVERY note staccato, with the exception of the arbitrary 2-note slur that I really can't tell if you're doing it on purpose or not.  Suggestion... try and play the 16th notes legato and the 8th notes in an almost staccato fashion, but not actually staccato -- more like a non-legato.

Watch the tempo in the Fugue... needs more consistency.

Wow, I actually recognized this piece now...

[nanabush]

nice!  I like this P/F... the first time it sounded more like Scarbo than any prelude and fugue i've heard of Bach.  This is awesome, love the piece!

[rlefebvr]

I can't comment on the fugue, but the Prelude is very well done.

Congrats.

[nortti]

While this is much more tolerable, you still need to be more careful with your articulation in the Prelude -- you're playing EVERY note staccato, with the exception of the arbitrary 2-note slur that I really can't tell if you're doing it on purpose or not.  Suggestion... try and play the 16th notes legato and the 8th notes in an almost staccato fashion, but not actually staccato -- more like a non-legato.

Well, yes, maybe. I know I play the 16th notes too staccato sometimes, but most of the time it would just get blurred if played legato (at least in the school's chamber..) Note that there's practically no echo in my recordings (recorded in a small room with a bad mic) if I haven't added it.

Watch the tempo in the Fugue... needs more consistency.

That's been a problem for a very long time. From the beginning, actually. And it's a problem with most of the pieces I play.

[jlh]

Well, yes, maybe. I know I play the 16th notes too staccato sometimes, but most of the time it would just get blurred if played legato (at least in the school's chamber..) Note that there's practically no echo in my recordings (recorded in a small room with a bad mic) if I haven't added it.
That's been a problem for a very long time. From the beginning, actually. And it's a problem with most of the pieces I play.

Well, not completely legato (perhaps you tend to overlap notes when playing legato?  That might explain the blurring of notes.), but the 16th notes shouldn't be definitely staccato in all places, either.  A smooth close-to-legato but non-staccato touch would probably sound good...