Bach Preludes and Fugues 1-12 Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2, PIANO + SCORE

[@davidthomson4610]

F1: 02:35 P2: 04:20 P3: 09:02 F3: 11:00 P5: 20:10 P6: 28:48 P8: 36:42 P10: 51:19 F10: 55:07 F11: 01:01:08

[@raulcioaca8787]

Hello Paul. Words cannot describe how grateful I am that you undertook the monumental feat of playing both Books I and II of Bach's WTC (beautifully so, with an artistry rarely seen) for us to enjoy. I truly believe people such as yourself make this world a much better place for us to live in, and I will stand by that until the day I die. Again thank you for sharing this incredible music with us and making our lives more colourful. I only wish the best for you and your family. Have a wonderful day!

[@erwinschulhoff4464]

Yeahhhh!!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Very well said. And it sounds like you know the history of Paul. He's an award winning painter trained at the Royal Academy of Arts, and he plays the piano wicked well. But he didn't want the life of a concert pianist, so he paints, teaches piano and gives us these popular concerts. And yes, we can admire his artistry and let him paint our world with sonic colours.

[@bosu37]

Fugue 1 book 2 never fails to brighten my day.

[@marneewong]

Paul you are a legend! Again, finding the music my grandfather whistled, thanks.

[@marksurgeon3088]

Beautiful comment

[@syourke3]

Your grandfather whistled the WTC?! Are you serious?! How can anyone whistle a fugue?! 😂

[@thekantor1964]

Thank you for this Paul. You make the world better with your superb recordings.

[@Levi-g7v]

P1: 00:04 F1: 02:35 P2: 04:20 F2: 06:40 P3: 09:02 F3: 11:00 P4: 13:07 F4: 17:54 P5: 20:10 F5: 25:28 P6: 28:48 F6: 30:30 P7: 32:32 F7: 34:49 P8: 36:42 F8: 40:33 P9: 45:05 F9: 49:07 P10: 51:19 F10: 55:07 P11: 58:02 F11: 01:01:08 P12: 01:02:50 F12: 01:07:15

[@syvina4309]

How beautiful can be Bach!

[@Rombizio]

Precise playing. Very well done. 10/10. I personally think this is better than Glenn Gould's execution. Much more honest approach.

[@winterdesert1]

I'm by no means a professional but have picked through most of these and understand the difficulty. Your full understanding of Bach's music is very apparent. Your rhythm is perfection! I've always felt that one can only be a good musician if you have rhythm - and it really can't be taught. Some of those pieces...wow. The complexity would always amaze and even exhaust me. It is an amazing accomplishment what you've done and you are a fantastic player.

[@jihanjoo]

C# major prelude (P3) is just a bliss.

[@deliciousmrcheese]

You can really see the inspiration Chopin had from Bach. I feel a lot of similarities between the C# minor prelude from WTC Book 2 and one of Chopin's etudes in the same key, Op 25 no 7. Listen to both back to back! Captivating performance, Paul.

[@teddysears703]

Excellent performance by Paul Barton of this historical universal gem which is THE WELL TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK 2 by the great baroque genius J.SBACH

[@JoshBreakdowns]

Paul!! This is really good!!

[@pamshearer7407]

Thank you, Paul Barton so much for sharing this very inspiring & interesting music with everyone , enjoyed listening. ♪Date 4/1/2019♪

[@luisclaudiosouzadapenhapen4352]

BACH IS WONDERFUL

[@manubet100]

Sehr sehr Schön, Kongratulation Herr Barton, meine Lieblingsstücken von alle meine Lebe sind preludien und fugen 3 und 12, die transportieren mich nach andere Welt, ist kompliziert um zu erklären, Grüsse aus Perú / Very very beautiful, congratulations Mr Barton, my favourite pieces of all my life are preludes and fugues 3 and 12, which transport me to another world, is complicated to explain, Greetings of Perú.

[@calm.aware.]

Wonderful background music for my day to come. Thank You!

[@vrixphillips]

wow, really loved #3 :O haven't watched the whole video yet, but this really makes me want to get back in practice starting tomorrow [I would tonight, but everyone's asleep]

[@Surgicalshred]

Magnificent work!

[@GintokiPianist]

just found your recording of this! great playing and an incredible memory feat i must say! i always struggle so hard to memorise bach.. my feeling is because its hard to label and follow harmonically and easy to get lost in! but its great music, wtc2 in particular is fully of absolute gems

[@jordidewaard2937]

Such complex yet beautiful music. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as a book overall this looks way more daunting than most of the preludes and fugues of book 1

[@finngape8503]

yes this book is harder and presents more technical and musical challenges

[@ivancastillo1590]

Thanks MASTER, is the BETTER.

[@rockgardenmusic1]

Eine wunderschöne Interpretation!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci Paul.

[@aarondrayer548]

The prelude 1 is very interesting but yet so hard

[@cinimod621]

@Contrapunctus XV yes, which edition do you use? I use the Henle edition with fingerings by Andras Schiff. The fingerings are very well thought out.

[@menestrello_99]

@@cinimod621 I have the first book with notation and fingerings

[@ardalanpayvarmusic]

Amazing performance. Thank you 👌👌🙌🙌

[@VanVlearMusic]

WOW! Yep that’s all of them

[@HS-dq3cj]

obrigado muito show parabéns interpreta muito bem!já vou da meu joinha em todos👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@miguelfontesmeira]

@@arturmoraes5655 Ele fala português fluente, o que o torna ainda mais incrível

[@estevaotacon]

Bravo!

[@blakeh6250]

I want to work this back up again..from my college days

[@alxxxx70]

Thank you

[@hhhaitchhh]

Thank you so much

[@celloplaysmusic7330]

Der well tempered klavier buch II deserves to be more well known!

[@YQ2138]

Danke💐☕️👏

[@elyssathompson905]

20:10

[@VititSongcharoen]

28:08 P6 is my favorite😄.

[@A_Muzik]

Why does Prelude #3 remind me of "Zadok the Priest"?

[@abcdefghizkl]

Excellent

[@nunosousa4689]

no WTC book 2 13-24? :)

[@darijadrazovic]

Bravo

[@NickAvila013]

Hey @Paul Barton ! Can we get the keys next to the titles in the description, please?

[@buckylove6918]

@@Noah-wv4td then c## then c### gotcha

[@varunsathya1912]

Why don't you just look at the key signature, he literally shows the sheet music

[@johannsebastianbach3411]

Hey Nick! I know sometimes we hear a recording and they don’t include the number or the key vice versa… in which case it could be hard to find other interpretations if everyone is not using the same naming convention.. however, you could also rely on the fact that both books of WTC go in a chromatically increasing major/minor alternating preludes and fugues.. so starting with C major prelude and fugue 1, then c minor etc etc.. i hope this will help you out even if Paul doesn’t add all the info

[@ua8132]

Good!

[@musicpianoangel3775]

Великолепно 👍🎊🤗🔥

[@pkplays1423]

4:23 those who don't love light...

[@omung__]

1:09:27

[@abtsit7127]

Mesure 15 of 1 is a c flat not a c Sharp

[@GDosiris314]

I am going to add a timeline in the replies to this comment

[@GDosiris314]

Timeline

[@GDosiris314]

No.1: C major Prelude: 0:10 Fugue: 2:41

[@GDosiris314]

No.2: C minor Prelude: 4:25 Fugue: 6:45

[@GDosiris314]

No.3: C# major Prelude: 9:05 Fugue: 11:02

[@coreanomatador9990]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@abelartm]

sublim

[@felipeato]

Interesting!!!