🇩🇪Johann Sebastian Bach ： Fantasia c-moll BWV 919

A short fantasia shaped by free invention, it makes a strong impression through its changing harmonies and contrasting textures. The figures introduced at the opening alter the flow through exchanges and overlaps of sound, building tension on the way to the conclusion. Rather than keeping the pulse mechanically even, performers should sense the direction of each phrase and the points of harmonic change. Bringing out the movement of each voice, avoiding haste in the smaller notes, and maintaining lightness without clouding the sonority allow both the improvisatory freedom and the work’s underlying structure to emerge. In the decorative passages, it is helpful to focus not only on the clarity of the fingers, but also on the forward impulse leading into the next chord.