Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 547 by J.S. Bach

Prelude

(see also Keyboard Video)

There are syntonic commas in the bass at 34 seconds and at 2 minutes 56 seconds, which I had not noticed listening to the sound file alone.

AEBF♯C♯G♯
B♭FCGDAEBF♯C♯G♯
D♭A♭E♭B♭FCGDAEBF♯
A♭E♭B♭FCGDA
D♭A♭E♭B♭F

It shocked me how bad this piece sounded to me when I first heard it on Dutch radio in March 2019. After I had looked up the organ's tuning - an unspecified Neidhardt variant - I wondered whether that would be the cause. Later that week I listened again on http://allofbach.com/nl/bwv/bwv-547. And again and after a few times I started to appreciate the music, rather than being disturbed by a tuning that had been foreign to my ears.

This experience sparked my endeavor to upload versions of the music on this website in various 12 tone unequal temperaments.

Fugue

(future work)