Steenbrink on Bach WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 6 in D minor BVW 851 | Netherlands Bach Society

"The key in itself doesn't yet determine the music." Harpsichordist Tineke Steenbrink talks about the Prelude and fugue in D minor, which she performed for All of Bach.
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Tineke Steenbrink, harpsichordist
Harpsichord: Lutz Werum after Johannes Ruckers, 2003

[@Garrett_Rowland]

Please don't stop these behind-the-scenes videos.
I love how they're done: Not part of the main video, so one can get straight to the music if they want to, but not hidden away on another channel either.
It's great to hear the reasoning behind why the performers did certain things. You can often only guess at why people choose certain tempi, dynamics, etc., but on this channel you can get a clear sense of what each performer is thinking. It's great; it feels much more personal.

[@kikivolauvent1]

What a great ‚playful‘ story the artist is telling! Love it :) - If ever she stops playing, she will have a great 2nd career as a story teller in front of her!
Did I say I LOVE THESE SNIPPETS OF INFO by the artists? And always with excellent English translations. Thank You so much!!!

[@wolkowy1]

You have fresh vivid young and daring outlook on this so-well-known prelude and fugue, which I loved so much! Thanks for this and for your performance in the former vid. - playing this piece. and thanks NBS for uploading this exactly at J S Bach's birthday! All the best!

[@PapagenoHannover]

Tineke, you are such a wonderfull musician. I really love you!

[@keesvanes2311]

Mooi om met zoveel gevoel over muziek te praten.

[@mallorga1965]

And that harpsichord has a wonderful dryness which makes listening a pleasure. Love the comments and insight.
Thank you!

[@phwbooth]

Very interesting comments by Mme Steenbrink.

[@ROBINdulce]

Me encanta el sentido del humor que luce esta explicación.

[@valliemackrell1228]

I love your references to everyday objects when you describe Bach. He has a great talent for describing every day life and great religious music among the people

[@meijong6453]

Captivating comment. High level just like the music itself.

[@rjwusher]

Did Madame Steenbrink's adorable pet dog groan at the mention of a "never-ending sausage", or am I just imagining things?

[@raphaelbesson3919]

Thank you for the "car joke"! I've never seen Bach like that!

[@PapagenoHannover]

Me encanta esta mujer. Es tan natural. Una musa.

[@raphaelbesson3919]

And she has a sister, as gifted as her!

[@nextlifeonearth]

I liked the doggo.

[@KalpaHettiarachchi]

Great ❤❤❤

[@topsecret1837]

Can’t help but think of Beethoven’s 2nd movement from Symphony no. 9: triplet sixteenths played over other parts as an emphasis on the rhythm, which might as well be shared with Bach because that’s an Italian style I’ve heard.

[@johnbaines9580]

"Like a never-ending string of sausages ..." 😊 👏👏👏👏👏

[@timgocher3325]

Thank you so much for the interview (and the performance in the other video). As someone trying to learn this piece it gives such insight into your interpretation. Are you using the buff stop on the upper manual?

[@QHarefield]

Far be it from me to criticise someone whose manuscripts I am not fit to carry but I have always felt that those phrases that she describes as Lisztian are, in fact, thoroughly and typically Bach; Liszt may well have done the same thing but Bach did it first!

[@onnonugteren2935]

Een rasmusicus die uitlegt waarom ik al sinds mijn vroege tienerjaren intuïtief hou van Bach en die polyfonie. Je hoeft het dus niet te begrijpen om het te voelen. Wat zou Cruijff hier als oneliner gezegd hebben? Je ziet het pas als je het voelt? Mogelijk :-)