Analysis of Bach Prelude in D minor BWV875

Analysis of Prelude in D minor BWV875 by Johann Sebastian Bach
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[uigliam]

A Prelude Imitating a Duo for Violin and Cello. /For this reason I believe that the speed here is a little excessive. The sounds are pleasant. In your performance there are never apexes (micro-stops, or micro-broadening of time) where the melodic lines reverse direction. There are moments when you speed up that I don't agree with much.
The piece in general, given the type of harmony, the chromatisms, the rather low register of the right hand, should be more dramatic and serious rather than witty.
It is a geometrically beautiful piece!

[ElLamaMaste]

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[pierpys]

Chiunque l'abbia suonato l'ha eseguito malissimo.

[pseudotonal]

I love it. Very interesting imitation, yet free.

[haydnschlinger]

The initial theme reminds me of the third movement of his d minor harpsichord concerto.

[ChernobieffPiano]

Bach transcribed a Vivaldi Concerto for solo keyboard and this prelude is very close to being pretty similar.

[petertyrrell]

This ridiculously fast tempo makes it sound superficial and like a finger exercise.

[JayantaParmeggianiSimoni]

Not accurate. Bars 40-41 for example? Nothing?

[renematei]

Inversion? Is it not voice exchange? To ly knowledge the word inversion is already taken

[uniique]

wow bless my youtube today i came across you today, I have been looking for people analyzing P&Fs for a while now and your analysis of this BWV 875 is really nice! and your channel has a lot of good stuff too! could you do more analysis on the bach's 48?