Bach Isn’t Boring!
This week’s blog post features an interview with pianist & teacher Beate Toyka discussing her approach to practising and learning pieces, with specific reference to her “Step into the 48” project on the Online Academy!
Stepping into JS Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Three hundred years after their first publication, the 48 preludes & fugues of JS Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier are as important, fascinating and demanding as ever - every aspiring pianist should…
Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue, Op. 16 No. 2
This week’s blog post features Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue in B-flat which is currently included in the new ABRSM 2021 & 2022 Grade 8 syllabus.
Contrapuntal Playing: The Art Of Disentanglement
On my shelves, I have several copies of Bach's 48 Preludes and Fugues, ranging from modern Urtexts to some dodgy editions by luminaries of yesteryear, with fancy performance directions, dynamics…