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

Frederic Chopin Valse A minor

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

Cello Music | Relaxing and Calming | Instrumental Cello

Cello on the Hillside - Classical Music

Do you like Bach? I simply love this piece!

Bach Präludium Fis-moll WTKII

J.S.Bach
piano concerto in d-minor 
BWV 1052 1st mov.

Zespół Państwowych Szkół Muzycznych nr 1 w Warszawie
conductor - Ewa Marchwicka
piano - Flora Kardis
orchestra
violin I: D. Kułakowski, N. Ciostek, O. Owczynnikow, K.Skibska, L. Gantner
violin II: M. Zwierzchaczewska, R. Lorenc M. Szulim, N. Gidlewska
viola: K. Wasilewska, K. Bielicka
cello: M. Latoszek, M. Czaja

Ministerstwo Zdrowia w Warszawie, 21 marca 2010

J.S.Bach - piano concerto in d-minor BWV 1052 1st mov.

Markus Gottschlich- piano
https://www.markusgottschlich.com/store/of-places-between-album

Schubert Impromptu Op.90 No.3

A. Vivaldi - Concerto for Two violins, Cello and String Orchestra: Third Movement

Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances No.4 - Poco sostenuto

Mischa Maisky plays Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G (full)

Solo Violin: Ainhoa Galvany
Violins: Laura Torcal & Raquel Paleo
Viola: Isa Juarez
Cello: Queralt Garcia
Harpsichord: Ilil Danin

Recorded at the Fentener van Vlissingenzaal
Recording: NanoGrammophon

June2013
Utrecht

Mischa Maisky plays Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G (full)

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