A jazzy Bach prelude, Part 1: performance in three different temperaments. @johnmoraitis

Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 Bach and temperaments
1:48 Why quarter-comma meantone is not suitable for this prelude
2:55 Performance in quarter-comma meantone
4:02 Rameau temperament
4:40 Kirnberger III temperament
5:00 Werckmeister III temperament
5:28 About the performances
6:06 How to listen for differences
8:18 Performance in Rameau
11:06 Performance in Kirnberger III
13:55 Performance in Werckmeister III

Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude in f minor, BWV 881 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II),
performed in three different temperaments:
I. Rameau
II. Kirnberger III
III. Werckmeister III

John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
A=415 Hz.

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