🇩🇪Johann Sebastian Bach ： Well-Tempered Clavier II no.1 C-Dur BWV 870

This opening work from Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier consists of a prelude and fugue. The Prelude carefully unfolds changes in harmony while maintaining a sense of flow, while in the Fugue the subject passes from voice to voice, creating a closely woven dialogue. A key point of interest is the contrast between the Prelude’s smooth motion and the Fugue’s clearly defined voice leading. In performance, balancing the volume and articulation of each voice makes the exchange of melodic material easier to follow and brings out the structure. The music should not be made overly heavy; maintaining the rhythmic flow and the breathing of the phrases while shaping the details with balance is essential.