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

Hilary Hahn Paganini Caprice 24 & Paganiniana

My take on Chopin's saddest little prelude.  Two and a half minutes of ache.


Chopin Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 28

Steinway & Sons Model D 274 Concert Grand Piano. Live Piano Recording. Orchestral String from Garritan Instant Orchestra. I hope you love the melancholy theme of this song.

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz In B Minor, Op.69 No.2 (No.10) (Orchestrated Version)

Toni Griffiths, UCL English student from the mid-1960s, describes her duties as Woman Vice President of the Students’ Union in that period. Excerpt taken from an oral history interview for the Generation UCL project, conducted by Sam Blaxland in 2023.

For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/projects/generation-ucl-200-years-student-life-london
 
Date of episode recording: 2023-09-01
Duration: 00:01:05
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Toni Griffiths
Guests: Toni Griffiths
Producer: Produced by Georgina Brewis; edited by Teresa Baker.

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Vivaldi: Concerto Op.3 No. 10 In B Minor, RV 580 (4 Violins, vlc, strings and continuo) - 1.Allegro

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, first movement. Wayne Lee, violin; Emely Phelps, piano. Recorded Fall 2010 in New York.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, first movement

Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5 arranged for string quartet. The sheet music available at www.musicforstrings.com

Brahms Hungarian Dance 5 string quartet

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto E Minor OP.64 (Full Length) - Hilary Hahn & FRSO

me on flute with Apollo's Fire
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Mozart - Don Giovanni, K.527  Overture

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Chopin: Balladen

Fantaisie-Impromtu in C Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor op. 66

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