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Topic: [Video] J. S. Bach - WTC 1: Prelude No. 5 in D major (BWV 850) (Read 2540 times)

jacobson

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[Video] J. S. Bach - WTC 1: Prelude No. 5 in D major (BWV 850)

on: May 09, 2017, 11:32:51 PM

Piece: J. S. Bach - Prelude No. 5 in D major (BWV 850) from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

For what it's worth, I consider this piece to be much more difficult than it sounds, and in my view it's one of the more difficult preludes from WTC 1. It may sound like a breeze, but getting everything to be smooth/even requires lots of finger strength and effort. Now I'm not saying it's terribly difficult, but "not easy" is probably a good way to put it, I think.