VIDEO: Bach Prelude and Fugue in A-flat Major, WTC Book I

[nightwindsonata]

Here's another video I made last night:

Would love comments and ideas, especially for the fugue.

[brogers70]

I like it very much, one of my favorites from WTC. The prelude has the right feel of being a miniature concerto grosso. I don't think your tempo is necessarily too fast, but it does feel a bit rushed. I think if you let phrases end with just a microsecond gap before going on to the next phrase, the whole prelude would feel less anxious and more spacious, without sacrificing tempo. I think the fugue is very good indeed, the only thing I can think of is that you might play around with some different articulations of the subject.

[dw4rn]

I also think the fugue is very good, you play it with a lovely flow and beautiful phrasing. The prelude needs to be phrased with the same care even if the character is different. Maybe for now take down the tempo a bit just to give yourself time to breathe.