Bach Prelude and Fugue No.14 Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 with Harmonic Pedal

In this recording I used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. The harmonic pedal was invented by Denis de La Rochefordière.

The sheet music featured in this video is in the public domain and differs occasionally from my Tovey & Samuel edition, which I used in this recording, published by the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, which isn’t.

[schaulinmarkus]

Das beste Tutorial für das " Wohltemperierte Klavier", das ich bisher auf Youtube gesehen habe.

[ayodejiopaleke]

Hands and fingers so sure, crisp and steady. Praying to get to this level some day Paul. Thanks for your videos

[DirkdeZwijger]

Incredible rendition. Absolutely love this fugue. Congratulations as well on your release of your Spofity playlist on the first part of the WTC1. Your recordings are pure class

[sullenlyxstoned]

Your videos are inspiring and touching on a level I cannot express... I especially love Bach... thank you, as always, for sharing your wonderful talent.

[ThomasRadnai]

Inspiring clear-out playing as always...
Absolutely respect for You Paul!
Greetings from Hungary

[agento]

Bravo, Paul!
Excellent control and confidence over the Prelude. Enjoyed the pace and the dynamics of Fugue.
Another welcomed and refreshing interpretation.
Cheers!

[davidmarcum]

Love what the harmonic pedal does to this P&F.

[dianeswanson]

Beautiful! Wonderful playing - thank you so much for sharing this.

[timo]

@Paul Barton Could you please play Schumanns "The smuggler"? That would be so great! Thank you for your beautiful music!

[nabiiii]

I hope to be as skilled as you one day

[alisonalencar]

Hello My friend Paul Barton, I'm a big fan of your work, I learn a lot with your tutorials, I live in Brazil, and I would like to see you play a composition by a Brazilian pianist, for example. (Ernesto Nazareth - Odeon), and thank you for your videos.

[danhutson]

love all your posts Maestro Paul you are so wonderful can do Rachmanioff Elergie Opus 3 No 1. Thank you so much

[Nhx]

It reminds me of Chopins Etude op10 no.4 the prelude

[ismaelriosvillamar]

aun sigo esperando el prelude and fugue n.15, ya falta poco

[stephenjablonsky]

There are two things that are very hard to compose with any success. The first is two-part counterpoint and the other is a fugue that doesn't sound mechanical or contrived. Bach does both so well I am tempted to warn: Do not try this at home!

[graeme]

Sometimes Paul sustains notes as written, but other times he just doesn't bother.

[TempodiPiano]

m 35-36 are so expressive, tender and cosmic.

[aloofmusician]

I think what would be very helpful is actually you doing a recording of a piece you haven't seen before and practicing it/learning it.

[jamesmitchell]

Mistake(?) at 0:29 measure 9, right hand, 4th is a C sharp yet you played a D sharp.

[johanssoncisneros]

This prelude reminds me to Chopin's Torrent Etude, maybe a little inspiration for Chopin's music :p