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

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Nicole Pieper, Mezzosoprano 
Ensemble Il Profondo

Anaïs Chen, Violino (solo)
Eva Saladin, Violino 
Sonoko Asabuki, Violino 
German Echeverri Chamorro, Viola 
Amélie Chemin, Violoncello 
Federico Abraham, Contrabasso 
Daniele Caminiti, Arciliuto
Josías Rodríguez Gándara, Tiorba 
Johannes Keller, Clavicembalo

Tonmeister: Johannes J. Wallbrecher 
Aufnahme im Kloster Beinwil, Oktober 2010

Bach: Erbarme dich

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

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Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus.

A cello quartet arrangement of the second movement of Vivaldi's Cello Sonata no. 3 in A minor RV43

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Sonata XII - "La Follia" - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

live performance with Julie Andrijeski and Danny Mallon - September 25, 2010

La Follia - Vivaldi

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Recorded live at Baroque Club - Santa Catarina (09.12.2023).

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Cellist, composer, procrastinator.
I work with my other half, @dan-cullen writing music for sync libraries, film, TV and for the consumption of those who love a bit of cello in the mix.

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