Piano Forum

Great playing! Just my two cents below:

I really loved how clean and steady (technically and rhythmically) your Prelude was. Perhaps now you can take more risks with it? It's easy to make the Prelude sound motoric, but maybe now you make the hidden melodies in the right and left (and their interaction) stand out a bit more, to add some more colour into it. Personally, I like to practise this Prelude in block chords (like a chorale) so as to get a feel for the changing harmonies and inner melodies. Also, a lot of the Preludes can be imagined as a dance, so that's worth thinking about.

Fugue was really enjoyable too, and your choice of tempo was great. Not too much to say that hasn't already been said, but if possible, hold the notes for at least most of their given values, especially in the middle voices - this will make the voices much more coherent. Even though I do like to play the fugue with a bit of rubato in some places, I'd prefer the tempo to be a bit more constant - this will link up the subjects and episodes a bit better. Also listen out to your pedalling - it's already pretty good, but there's always room for improvement!

Nice job man, it's takes some courage to ask strangers on the internet to comment on one's Bach