Prael & Fugue D minor WTC 1

[counterpoint]

Another Prael & Fugue from my WTC concert 

[pianistimo]

counterpoint - in general, i love your 'impression.'  the only thing is that the tempo seems rather sporadic.  i'd like to hear it more even.  but, perhaps this is a 20 or 21st century desire and not necessarily what bach actually did.  i know that you live in bach country - so - i suppose if i heard this on an organ - i might like the delays better.  i would consider them to be a function of the decay of sound with an organ.  vs. a piano which has no real delay.

ps kudo's for learning all of them!

what a GREAT job with voicing in the fugue.  those things are difficult.  and the trilling is really nice.

[counterpoint]

i know that you live in bach country

Yes, Bach lived 500 kilometers and about 280 years away from me 

In general, Bach is played very strict (in Germany as well as everywhere else)

So I have absolute no excuse for my excessive rubato. I'm a musical anarchist 

ps kudo's for learning all of them!

what a GREAT job with voicing in the fugue.  those things are difficult.  and the trilling is really nice.

I learned them in the past 35 years, so there was enough time 

I'm glad about your comment on the voicing  I've really worked on that.

[thalberg]

Nice work!! You play this music with a lot of excitement and energy.  I can tell you really love Bach!  (He's my favorite, too )

[counterpoint]

Nice work!! You play this music with a lot of excitement and energy.  I can tell you really love Bach!  (He's my favorite, too )

I'm aware that there is much more exitement and energy than real mastery, but anyways: I'm glad about such nice encouragement from someone like you!