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J. S. Bach (or his eldest son?) Little Prelude in D Major BWV 925

I tried to not play fast (some people play it too fast in my opinion). Read that Bach wanted his students to play in a "Cantible" (singable ) style. A lot of people play way too fast, in my opinion that is not Cantabile.

This piece is probably from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Klavierbüchlein für W. F. Bach” (Wilhelm Friedeman Bach 1710 - 1784, Bachs eldest son)

There is a collection of music compiled for his eldest son Wilhelm Friedeman. It is possible that this 925 is written by Wilhelm hinself. Friedemann’s first job was as organist at St. Sophia’s Church, Dresden. His father wrote the letter of application for him in 1733.

Bach had 20 children with two wifes, Maria Barbara ( 7 children ) and Anna Magdalena ( 13 children ).Sadly, only half of those children survived to adulthood. But of those 10, four (4) became notable composers.

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Maria Barbara Bach; Bach was her maiden name and she was Johann Sebastian's second cousin (the daughter of Johann Sebastian’s father’s cousin)
Anna Magdalena, she was 20 and Bach 36 when married. She was a singer and a good keyboardplayer. Got the Anna Magdalenas Notebook……

Anyway - I tried to get the music a bit airy and bright and some phrasing, but this had tricky fingering, not so easy. NOT a beginners piece. But I think my tempo works nicely.

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Stig

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lovely performance.  i had actually not heard this before.  i think the tempo worked well!

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budo wrote:

lovely performance.  i had actually not heard this before.  i think the tempo worked well!


Thank you budo for your comment. I appreciate that you are listening to my music 

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Stig, this one sounds great! I don't think I've heard this one before, either. Thanks for sharing!

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miiindbullets wrote:

Stig, this one sounds great! I don't think I've heard this one before, either. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you miiindbullets for listening to my playing. Yes, I think the piece is unfamiliar to many.  budo hadn't heard the piece either. It is in a book printed in 1911.

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Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:

J. S. Bach (or his eldest son?) Little Prelude in D Major BWV 925
I tried to not play fast (some people play it too fast in my opinion). Read that Bach wanted his students to play in a "Cantible" (singable ) style. A lot of people play way too fast, in my opinion that is not Cantabile.
Stig

It just happens that I am also working on this piece too.
from :
"Zwolf kleine Praludien und Sechs kleine Praludien" edited by W.Hansen.
Have already finished the "6 little preludes".
And working with the "12 little preludes".
This piece Stig played is no.4 of the 12 little preludes here.
I agree with Stig that this little piece should not play too fast, and his tempo sounds nice.

Best wish.
Paul

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k c Paul Li wrote:
Pianoteqenthusiast wrote:

J. S. Bach (or his eldest son?) Little Prelude in D Major BWV 925
I tried to not play fast (some people play it too fast in my opinion). Read that Bach wanted his students to play in a "Cantible" (singable ) style. A lot of people play way too fast, in my opinion that is not Cantabile.
Stig

It just happens that I am also working on this piece too.
from :
"Zwolf kleine Praludien und Sechs kleine Praludien" edited by W.Hansen.
Have already finished the "6 little preludes".
And working with the "12 little preludes".
This piece Stig played is no.4 of the 12 little preludes here.
I agree with Stig that this little piece should not play too fast, and his tempo sounds nice.

Best wish.
Paul


Thank you for your comment and for info. I'm waiting for to listen to your version of BWV 925   

Best wishes,

Stig