The First Fugue in The Art of Fugue: What is a Harpsichord? Eleven entrances?
The WTF Bach Podcast
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The Truest Bach Playing
The truest bach playing takes into account the enormous sense of rubato that I imagined bach had this freedom with which he played his music. A harpsichord cannot play softer or louder, depending on how hard you strike the key. Bach doesn't hit you over the head with the subject every time. It's a beautiful musical composition, but the subject is there, even if you don't hear it clearly.
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