Tonebase Bach Stage
This thread is dedicated to J.S. Bach keyboard music. We would like to renew the inspiring spirit of the old thread "Group-Journey through J.S. Bach" based on the inventions and extend to the entire Bach repertoire: inventions, preludes, fugues, toccatas, dances of the Suites and Partitas...
This is for everyone who wants to join!
We can enjoy Bach music together and motivate each other in the process of learning and practicing it!
"I begin every day with Bach - usually for about an hour. I used to torture myself with Czerny, which of course wasn't exactly stimulating for the mind. On the other hand, it teaches you the fingering for a B flat major scale, chromatic thirds, and so on. The daily grind of learning. Later, I discovered that I could get my 'training' under way better with Bach - a refreshment for the body, soul and spirit". (András Schiff, Music Comes Out of Silence, p. 21)
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The three-part invention nº5 in E flat major (BWV 791) is that kind of Bach piece that when you have finished of playing it, you want to play it again, and again... Little masterpiece.
By the way, as the Latin writers said about their daily work nulla die sine linea (no day without a line), we could have our own motto in the Tonebase Bach Stage:
Nulla die sine Bach
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Juan Carlos Olite How wonderful, Juan Carlos! Yes -no day without Bach, I can surely live with that Motto. <3
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Juan Carlos Olite Beautiful miniature masterpiece!
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Juan Carlos Olite Bravo, Juan Carlos! And you certainly make a great case for that motto! That cantabile touch will do wonders for all our playing.
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Andrea Buckland Vidhya Bashyam Sindre Skarelven Thank you so much, dear friends! You know: nulla die sine Bach!
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Juan Carlos Olite beautiful and heartfelt playing of a beautiful piece. Bravo, Juan Carlos!
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Juan Carlos Olite Such elegant playing, Juan Carlos. You, and the others who post here, inspire me. Thank you!
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Natalie Peh Michelle R Thank you so much!
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Hi everyone! I'm excited to offer my first contribution to this wonderful thread. It's not a JS Bach piece, but from his youngest son, Johann Christian Bach. This is his Prelude in A minor.
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Michelle R Beautifully shaped and with such a lovely tone!
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Vidhya Bashyam Thanks so much, Vidhya!
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Michelle R So beautiful, Michelle! And you play it with deep sentiment. Thank you for sharing it!
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Juan Carlos Olite Thank you, Juan Carlos! I look forward to sharing more in the future.
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Michelle R You are a true musician!
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Michelle R So beautiful, Michelle! I notice how well you use your arm in shaping the melody. Well done!
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Michelle R So beautiful phrased, Michelle, with great dynamic contrasts. Thanks for sharing!
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Gail Starr Sindre Skarelven Andrea Buckland Thanks so much for listening and commenting, dear piano friends. I have an amazing teacher, who is encouraging me and bringing things out of me that I didn't know I had inside. And helping me learn good technique while we're at it!
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Michelle R I'm late to comment on this, but lovely piece, and nice terraced dynamics!
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Marc M Thanks so much, Marc. My teacher was having me work on color matching in the second half of this piece, which I enjoyed greatly.
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Michelle R Beautiful playing, and love the care you have put in the phrasing!
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Somehow I didn't see this thread till now, but I'm excited to join in! Here's Bach's F major 2-part invention. I got a little tense at the end, due to trying to balance a dragon mask on my head (and I think I need to be more intentional about breathing when I play...I tend to hold my breath, haha), so there are some musical imperfections. Also, because I thought it would be amusing, I included AI-generated pictures of Bach getting happier and happier.
[Edit 1] Oops, I..uh...deleted the video by mistake. I thought I was deleting a related short. >.<
[Edit 2] OK, now it's back up. Just because, I added a tiny bit of reverb since I've got a close mic setup (free using Davinci Resolve...this is the concert hall setting at 13%). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpHlZfBozQQ
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Marc M Great playing and amazing concentration too!
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Marc M Marc, this is wonderful - charming, joyous, playful. Thanks for sharing.
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Marc M wonderful playing! And I love how your kids play around you and seem to enjoy your music! They for sure will become a fan of Bach themselves!
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Marc M I love the whole video, Marc! :D And BTW great playing, too!
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Marc M LOVE IT! I'm so impressed that your kiddos actually LET you play the piano. Everytime I used to sit down, my kid would hop on my lap, climb on my back and pull my feet away from the pedals. (i kind of think he didn't like my playing). Now he's 23 and just asked me how to get discounted tickets to his local symphony...
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