Keith_W
Major Contributor
I have loved Bach all my life. Literally since before I was born, because my mum said that if she played Bach on the stereo I would calm down and stop moving. So it is not surprising that half a century has passed, and Bach still has a calming effect on me.
So I will start this thread by posting a video of one of my favourite Bach pieces, the C-Major Prelude from Book 1 of "The Well Tempered Clavier". It is the most simple piece, so simple that I could play it when I was really young. Yet it is emotionally complex and surprisingly sophisticated. It is at the same time, basic but meaningful.
This video explains it very well:
So I will start this thread by posting a video of one of my favourite Bach pieces, the C-Major Prelude from Book 1 of "The Well Tempered Clavier". It is the most simple piece, so simple that I could play it when I was really young. Yet it is emotionally complex and surprisingly sophisticated. It is at the same time, basic but meaningful.
This video explains it very well: