A recording of J.S. Bach's 'Preludie in C' played by Neil Balfour.

When J.S. Bach began working on his epic Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722, chances are he wasn't thinking that it would become one of the defining musical texts in keyboard history. But, somehow, it has - and the Prelude No. 1 in C Major is where it all starts.

The Well-Tempered Clavier (there are two volumes of it, each containing a prelude and a fugue in each musical key) kicks off in C Major, the most 'natural' musical key, so he obviously made sure that the first entry is a good one. Few pieces of keyboard music sound so delicate and fragile, but there's a very Bach-ian stability to it as well. 

It's a strikingly simple piece to begin with, gently phasing through different chords and registers, but it's one of those pieces that demands to be tinkered with. Consequently, you'll hear plenty of different interpretations of this much-loved work.

Prelude No. 1 In C Major | Bach

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

A cello quartet arrangement of the second movement from J S Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068.
Cello arranged and performed by Deryn Cullen
Mix and mastering by @dan-cullen

J S Bach - Air on the G - String

Stürmisch bewegt - dalla Sinfonia n.1 "Titano" di Gustav Mahler diretta da Zubin Mehta con l'Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino al Teatro Comunale di Firenze il 4 febbraio 2000

Stürmisch bewegt - dalla Sinfonia n.1 "Titano" di Gustav Mahler - Zubin Mehta

The final movement of Beethoven's Waldstein sonata - the French call it the Dawn Sonata (they're romantic like that) as the opening to this movement symbolises the sun coming up together with all the awesome potential a new day holds. Or something like that.
Live performance.

Beethoven Sonata in C Major, Op. 53  'Waldstein'   III. Rondo

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Chopin Mazurka Op. 67 No. 4

https://youtu.be/UJmxkvD90NM

Through Winter Clouds 2025
— A journey through winter’s haze toward the returning light.

Through Winter Clouds 2025

Chopin: Waltz in Db ("Minute" Waltz) op.64 no.1

J.S.Bach  Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056- II. Largo

this valse has so much different facettes...
I played it on my Roland RD-170

Chopin Valse cis moll opus 64 Nr 2

J.S. Bach - Arioso
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J.S. Bach - Arioso

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J.S. Bach - Arioso

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