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Topic: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)  (Read 2038 times)

Offline sandro2002

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Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
on: April 03, 2017, 11:12:43 AM
Hey! I need to study 5 most technically demanding prelude and fugues from the WTC. Can you tell me which of the 5 are the hardest both technically and musically?

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Re: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
Reply #1 on: April 03, 2017, 12:00:48 PM
Define - hardest
Reference - what is the performance standard
Clarify - 5 preludes and 5 fugues or 5 "preludes and fugues"
Timeline - shorter time to learn = more difficult
Answer - it depends on your strengths, weaknesses, experience and/or lack of with the style, composer, and the type of piece
Instruction- access to coaching,  howgood is the coaching...

Smh....



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Re: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
Reply #2 on: April 03, 2017, 12:20:56 PM
You will receive different answers from all--- based on personal strengths and weaknesses, just as Visitor indicated.  Why not do a little research yourself and look at the Henle ratings?

https://www.henleusa.com/us/search/index.html?catalogue=1&q=bach+fugue&s=

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Re: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
Reply #3 on: April 03, 2017, 01:16:55 PM
thank you very much!

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Re: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
Reply #4 on: April 03, 2017, 02:47:50 PM
Some posters have shared their progressive order for learning the WTC. Here is one of them from easiest to harder :

1. no. 15 in  G (Book II)
2. no. 6 in Dm
3. no. 21 in Bb
4. no. 10 in Em
5. no. 20 in Am (Book II)
6. no. 11 in F
7. no. 2 in Cm
8. no. 9 in E
9. no. 13 in F#
10. no. 21 in Bb (Book II)
11. no. 6 in Dm (Book II)
12. no. 19 in A (Book II)
13. no. 11 in F (Book II)
14. no. 19 in A
15. no. 14 in F#m
16. no. 18 in G#m
17 no. 2 in Cm (Book II)
18. no. 5 in D
19. no. 7 in Eb
20. no. 14 in F#m (Book II)
21. no. 7 in Eb (Book II)
22. no. 1 in C
23. no. 17 in Ab
24. no. 13 in F# (Book II)
25. no. 15 in G
26. no. 12 in Fm (Book II)
27. no. 1 in C (Book II)
28. no. 24 in Bm (Book II)
29. no. 10 in Em (Book II)
30. no. 16 in Gm
31. no. 5 in D (Book II)
32. no. 18 in G#m (Book II)
33. no. 24 in Bm
34. no. 9 in E (Book II)
35. no. 4 in C#m (Book II)
36. no. 23 in B
37. no. 3 in C# (Book II)
38. no. 12 in Fm
39. no. 3 in C#
40. no. 8 in D#m (Book II)
41. no. 22 in Bbm
42. no. 17 in Ab (Book II)
43. no 4 in C#m
44. no. 8 in D#m
45. no. 20 in Am
46. no. 22 in Bbm (Book II)
47. no. 16 in Gm (Book II)
48. no. 23 in B (Book II)


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Re: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
Reply #5 on: April 04, 2017, 01:33:18 PM
Some posters have shared their progressive order for learning the WTC. Here is one of them from easiest to harder :

1. no. 15 in  G (Book II)
2. no. 6 in Dm
3. no. 21 in Bb
4. no. 10 in Em
5. no. 20 in Am (Book II)
6. no. 11 in F
7. no. 2 in Cm
8. no. 9 in E
9. no. 13 in F#
10. no. 21 in Bb (Book II)
11. no. 6 in Dm (Book II)
12. no. 19 in A (Book II)
13. no. 11 in F (Book II)
14. no. 19 in A
15. no. 14 in F#m
16. no. 18 in G#m
17 no. 2 in Cm (Book II)
18. no. 5 in D
19. no. 7 in Eb
20. no. 14 in F#m (Book II)
21. no. 7 in Eb (Book II)
22. no. 1 in C
23. no. 17 in Ab
24. no. 13 in F# (Book II)
25. no. 15 in G
26. no. 12 in Fm (Book II)
27. no. 1 in C (Book II)
28. no. 24 in Bm (Book II)
29. no. 10 in Em (Book II)
30. no. 16 in Gm
31. no. 5 in D (Book II)
32. no. 18 in G#m (Book II)
33. no. 24 in Bm
34. no. 9 in E (Book II)
35. no. 4 in C#m (Book II)
36. no. 23 in B
37. no. 3 in C# (Book II)
38. no. 12 in Fm
39. no. 3 in C#
40. no. 8 in D#m (Book II)
41. no. 22 in Bbm
42. no. 17 in Ab (Book II)
43. no 4 in C#m
44. no. 8 in D#m
45. no. 20 in Am
46. no. 22 in Bbm (Book II)
47. no. 16 in Gm (Book II)
48. no. 23 in B (Book II)


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Good luck.

thank you!

Offline mjames

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Re: Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC)
Reply #6 on: April 04, 2017, 03:08:42 PM
Not everything in life has to be done in order or/and linearly. Play the ones you like or just pick a random number. That's what I do.
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