April 13, 200916 yr I was bored this morning, had no mood to study, and decided to record myself playing a couple of things. I record an etude from Rautavaara which I study and a gagliarde from Byrd which I don't study, but I like to play on occasion (I've never really studied it to be honest). Both are "a bit" messed up... :) Etude Gagliarde Alexandros 10th Gagliarde.pdf
April 17, 200916 yr Author Here's my interpretation of the Prelude in Bb major from The Well-tempered Clavier 1. I am still studying it so it's not so good. I need to work more on a more balanced and clear sound. Prelude in Bb major
April 18, 200916 yr Alex - The Prelude is actually in quite good shape. Only part I hear any possible tone problem is with your chords. Sounds like you could voice them a little better and ensure you relax your hand more after striking the chords. The runs are very good. You do a good job marking the phrases. I suggest giving more space to demarcate the different sections just to give the listener a more visceral sense of the piece's form.
June 7, 200916 yr Author Composerorganist, I am sorry for my late reply. I had completely forgotten this thread. I am glad you liked it. I performed the prelude at the university's entrance examinations. My teacher told me that at the chord section the hand should follow first a downward motion for the first chord then an upward one for the sixteenth note chord and then a downward motion again. I am doing it that way and I think it works fine (I am not doing that in the recording).
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