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Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (11:59)

Concert pianist Awadagin Pratt performs Johann Sebastian Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor at the White House Evening of Classical Music on November 4, 2009. This is an organ composition transcribed for piano. In addition from 11:22 to 11:27, he salutes United States President Barack Obama with a few bars of "Hail to the Chief".

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

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This is the first of multiple nominations for this performer. Although this is an organ composition transcribed for piano, I think such transcriptions are common and this may even get the support of some purists. I am nominating both the audio and the video. This file adds significantly to the following articles:

Nominate and support. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:01, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Suspended pending the outcome of this discussion. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 5:01pm • 07:01, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Relisted - voting restarted. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 1:27pm • 03:27, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously, I still nominate and support.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:05, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- Whoops, I meant the voting time period was restarted! Sorry! —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 4:53pm • 06:53, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It is played very well and has great EV. Good recording too. A few quibbles; it may just be because of the compression, but some of the very rapid sections sound fairly blurry and undefined. Mind you they are very rapid and complex parts of the piece, so I think it can be excepted. A more major issue is that he interpolates a few bars of the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor at the end, as well as, erm, "Hail to the Chief". I think it can be excused given where it was played, but this is highly inauthentic and limits the EV. I'll support if the additions are noted in the caption and the file description. Major Bloodnok (talk) 22:04, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
- I know how to address the "Hail to the Chief" issue, and have done so. I will need advice to address any other quibbles.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 22:58, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - sounds rushed and sloppy, especially after 02:35 in the passacaglia and overall in the fugue. It is played in a Romantic style which is thoroughly inappropriate for modern performances of Baroque works. Also, it loses a lot in the transcription, especially in terms of the organ's tone colours. Graham87 07:43, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted. This did not pass the required support threshold --Guerillero | My Talk 20:40, 23 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Postscript: who transcribed it, and why does the filename not specify that it's not the original? Tony (talk) 13:03, 29 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]