Ricardo Gallen plays Bach's Prelude BWV 998

J.S. Bach - Prelude from BWV 998

Playing starts at 0:08 and finishes at 4:12.
Footage from Ricardo Gallen's J.S. Bach recording with producer Norbert Kraft in September, 2010.
This recording has been released by the Sunnyside Records, as a double cd album with all the lute works by Bach. Specifically the pieces that it contains are: BWV995, BWV996, BWV997, BWV998, BWV999, BWV1000, BWV1006a.

The instrument used is a copy of Fabricatore circa 1820 made by the Luthier Arnoldo García with old instruments-carbon strings by Savarez Alliance.

Ricardo Gallen interviewed on "Classical Guitar Review". This interview includes questions related to this recording:

Please watch in HD.

[Michajeru]

This is the most sensitive and emotionally moving performance of Bach's famous Prelude 998 that I have been able to find on YouTube.

[ManuelTavares]

one of the best performances i have heard of this wonderful piece.

[IndependentlyBlue]

Am only just beginning to work with this piece myself; very happy to have found this recording. Sublime, masterful and moving - thank you!

[normantong]

Slow and steady ! Wonderfully played well done ...

[paulhammer]

A very meditative approach...absolutely beautiful!

[sologuitardeath]

wonderful, such quality, never heard it in C# before, really changed my perspective of this very much played piece. Thanks for sharing.

[jsmonges]

Beautiful, like a sincere prayer from the heart, to God!

[pablograndelopez]

One can feel Ricardo believes in this music. (me too; in Bach). Wonderful. You got the essence of it. Wonderful.

[j-pierrelassalle]

Ohhhh ! Superbe interprétation !
Merci😃😃!!

[Dhammawitt]

waiting for this album to be released. Its been 6 months + since I first watched the video.

[madEternity]

what a nice guitar tone and beautiful interpretation... very emotional

[gallettoguitarist]

My honor for your beautiful career Ricardo!!! See you Sunday in Milan cheers 😁

[Dhammawitt]

Still the best performance I've ever heard on Prelude 998

[klcbsoft]

Excellent and smooth - a master's interpretation! As for the discussion about tempo and "how Bach should be played": there is only one way to play Bach (or any kind of music) and that is to play it just as you feel it in the moment of playing. If you feel like squeezing out a Largo at lightspeed - hit it! why not? :)

[tuyoubeyo]

Sencillamente sublime, llega hasta el alma.

[magdakontonasiou]

this is excellent, i hope you upload the rest of this opus (fugue and allegro)
greetings from Greece

[resonando]

fantastico maestro... cambio de velocidad y cambio de sentimiento... algo extraordinario sin duda... Bravo amigo, me encantó

[mattchambers]

This sounds amazing. Please, what kind of guitar is that?

[QualityGuitarVideos]

There is a little time lag in some points in the beginning of the video, but then it is perfectly synchronized, check for yourself carefully. That time lag in not my fault, but the original video's itself.

[wapolo]

Just to clarify for everyone; Ricardo is playing a replica of a nineteenth century guitar, not one from the baroque era. And yes, he does play it a little too slow for my taste as well. :-)