Unornamenting a Bach Sarabande. @johnmoraitis

Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters:
0:00 The unornamented version
2:08 The purpose of this experiment
3:33 Ornamentation in Bach's scores
6:25 Choosing a tempo
12:22 Performing written-out ornamentation
21:02 Octaves and chords on the second beat
23:43 Comments on the performance
25:12 Performance

Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 – Sarabande.
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz

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