New Bach video Prelude 3 in C sharp Maj, BWV 848 Pianoteq

[carmelopaolucci]

Dear Friends,

The C sharp Maj  Prelude affords convincing proof that his powers of feeling and of invention were definitely influenced by the key: this ardent midsummer mood, this flashing, glimmering and glistening ("Blitzen, Flirren und Flimmern") were evolved from the spirit of the C sharp major key.
It has a quiet, almost languishing character, and seems to suggest a siesta under the shade of leafy trees, on grass fragrant with blooming flowers, and all alive with the hum of insects.
The quiet movement of the under part supports the melody without attracting attention to itself.
All that follows is coda  In place of the continual tremolo, appears a broken chordes  which intensifies the general character — everything is life and movement, everywhere there is blossom and radiance: the very atmosphere trembles; and yet the firm metrical design of the principal theme.
In the concluding measures great arpeggio forms, like deep sighs, writhe through a compass of almost three octaves.
I hope you like it, it was really fun for me to study it.
Greetings from Italy!
Carmelo

[frodo10]

Hello, I am enjoying listening to your recent performances posted here. I read on your first post that you stopped playing piano at age 25 and are restarting again at age 50.  You appear to be off to a great start to making a comeback.  IMO, working on Back WTC is the perfect way to develop a solid technique that will pay off when working on Beethoven and other later composers. 

Do you mind telling us the make and model of the instrument you are performing on?  Do you believe this instrument will allow you to easily transition to playing on a full size acoustic grand piano?  Thank you.

EDIT: Small miss toward the very end (1:19) and a couple other small rough spots that will clean up with more work.  Overall - well done.

[psipsi8]

Do you mind telling us the make and model of the instrument you are performing on?  Do you believe this instrument will allow you to easily transition to playing on a full size acoustic grand piano?  Thank you.

I second that this is a good solid performance! I like your interpretation of the speed never letting up, almost galloping, right towards the end.
 However, as I also restarted playing after a long gap, and I practise exclusively on a digital piano, albeit better than the one you use for recording, I also have the same concern as frodo10 here. And I have no access to an acoustic piano in order to guage how difficult this transition will be!

[carmelopaolucci]

I second that this is a good solid performance! I like your interpretation of the speed never letting up, almost galloping, right towards the end.
 However, as I also restarted playing after a long gap, and I practise exclusively on a digital piano, albeit better than the one you use for recording, I also have the same concern as frodo10 here. And I have no access to an acoustic piano in order to guage how difficult this transition will be!

Thank you so much Frodo10 for your comment !
I play a Yamaha P 145 digital piano; it's an entry-level instrument, but I'm convinced that even with a modest instrument, it's possible to achieve excellent results, perhaps even recording the entire WTC1.
I also have a Petrof grand piano, which I studied on as a boy and is perfectly tuned. The difference between a digital and an acoustic piano in terms of fingering is notable, but digital is much easier and more flexible to play and record. As you can easily imagine, the difference in acoustic performance between a grand piano and a digital one is also enormous... I can convey a thousand nuances on an acoustic piano that you can only dream of on a digital one.
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Greetings from Italy
Carmelo

[carmelopaolucci]

I second that this is a good solid performance! I like your interpretation of the speed never letting up, almost galloping, right towards the end.
 However, as I also restarted playing after a long gap, and I practise exclusively on a digital piano, albeit better than the one you use for recording, I also have the same concern as frodo10 here. And I have no access to an acoustic piano in order to guage how difficult this transition will be!

The transition between a digital and an acoustic piano can take some getting used to, as I mentioned to Frodo10.
On Sound side, the nuances you can create with an acoustic piano are much richer and fuller than those you can create with a digital one.
From a fingering perspective, it takes a few hours to get used to the differences in weight and feel of the keyboard. Grand pianos are generally closer in weight to digital ones and obviously have much superior action. Upright pianos, on the other hand, are generally heavier at the keyboard level, and the transition from digital to upright piano is more difficult.
That's my experience.
Carmelo