BACH Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A Flat Major

[matterintospirit]

https://soundcloud.com/classical-soul-pianist/bach-prelude-and-fugue-no17-in-a-flat-major

[brogers70]

I liked the fugue very much. You did a great job making the lines clear, and the whole thing feels open and generous. The prelude was nice, too, up to about halfway through. Then you rushed a bit  think, hurrying from the end of one phrase to the beginning of another. Just a bit more calm and breathing room between phrases would make it great.

[matterintospirit]

Yes, thanks for the feedback--I absolutely agree.

[birba]

Yes, i enjoyed that.  I like bach that's straightforward and to the point.  You have a very well developed sense of peddling in bach and it was perfect in the fugue.  I was curious as to whether this was an electric keyboard or a piano.  Sometimes the fingers lost control at times, like in groups of two or three.  I couldn't figure out why.  Maybe the allargando at the end of the fugue was a few bars early.
But like i said, in all, i  enjoyed your interpretation and playing.

[matterintospirit]

The piano is my NY Steinway B--my room acoustics are just not so great. Didn't notice notes out of control, however I did notice the rushing in the Prelude and was to lazy to record it over LOL. I really should have. The rit. at the end of the fugue is a matter of taste--I just play the music how I feel it, envision it--etc. etc.---- and that's about the size of it Glad you enjoyed though-- it's a wonderful piece but what of Bach's music isn't a wonder! I usually don't tackle Bach--it not at all my "forte"--I'm tway oo "physiological" and not enough "cerebral" for the task I must confess.