Bach - Prelude 2 in C minor!

[corecase]

Hey Everyone!  This is Bach's prelude in C minor. It is not very difficult to play; however, it sure is beautiful. I will be uploading the "fugue" as well VERY soon! After watching the video, it would be greatly appreciated if you can leave a comment(good or bad; constructive criticism is always accepted and appreciated) and a rating. If you would like to see another piece that i have uploaded, go ahead and click on the link that pops up at the end of my video! It's a piece by Yann Tiersen.

Thanks, and enjoy!

[pianisten1989]

Hello! I play this as well, and my recording is somewhere here in the audition room if you want to listen

You've got the notes, that is good.

Now you need to to everything else... I take it from the start

I prefer a faster tempo, but you don't have to. Though, you need to do something, it's not Hanon!
Play only the harmony, and feel where to do a cresc and dim. Now you play everything mf, and that is not beautiful. You said yourself that this piece is beautiful, then you have to play it beautifully - Staying mf, and don't do a thing isn't.
In some places, the pattern change. Make sure you know that, and make the audience hear it. You don't have to bang it out, but you need to do something.
The "melody note" also change in some places - some bars before the presto, the melody is lower than the rest of the figure.

Right before the presto you can do slight rubato, cause something really special happens.
Then comes the Presto. Presto means fast, so you need to play it way faster, and lighter.

Then comes the adagio. You basically play it in the same tempo and dynamics as the rest of the piece. Adagio means slowly, and this is a very calm place, so play it sloooower! Add some dynamics!

Then comes the allegro, which is fast, but not as fast as presto. Dynamics and tempo.
And don't go so systematically down in tempo in the end, it doesn't fit very well. Just do a rit, but don't turn 16th-notes into 8th.

[corecase]

WOW, this is exactly what i was looking for.    Thank you VERY much for this comment.  I understand everything you're mentioning and it's all true.  I'm going to practice that piece a lot more now, and make sure i make it sound the way it's supposed to sound.  That's usually the problem with my playing; i have a hard time playing very soft for some reason(this isn't the only problem of course, but it's one i've noticed).  Any tips on how to get better at that?  Well, of course i need to practice, practice, practice; but i'm wondering if there are specific exercises for that.  In general my dynamics are lacking as you mentioned.  I need to practice and improve that a lot.  Thanks again!  I will definitely make improvements following your comments.