By
Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach's "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue," BWV 903, composed around the early 1720s, is a work that displays his exploration of chromaticism, intricate keyboard writing, and contrapuntal techniques. Information on this piece is limited, but it still stands as a key piece in Bach's expansive repertoire early keyboard music.
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by:
Evan Shinners
Join Bach specialist and Yamaha Artist Evan Shinners for a lesson on one of Bach's most fiery and extravagant works, the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue. Bach wrote it when he was just 29, and it shows his virtuoso achievements – not only in fingerwork, but also in richly expressive harmony and far-fetched modulations.<br><br>After a thorough backdrop of context, Shinners shares insights for how best to reveal Bach's ingenuity: how to play the unusual section marked "arpeggio"; fingerings borrowed from Bach's son, CPE Bach; how to choose tempos and nuances of timing that clarify the form and meaning of contrasting sections.
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