Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue

What is the "flow state"? The answer can be heard in this performance of Bach's "Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue" by Menno van Delft.  So deeply "in the zone" of playing this piece, he demonstrates what so many professional musicians can do after practicing a piece for so many hours: the muscle memory kicks in and the piece just plays itself, with the performer able to fully express the musicality without worrying about the minutiae of notes and rhythms.

In this episode we talk about the flow state, as well as the meaning of "chromatic" and "fantasia".  Also -- this is our first episode featuring the clavichord, an unusual keyboard instrument.  We chat about its quirks, and the delightful sense of closeness it necessitates in a performance setting.

"Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue" performed by Menno van Delft for the Netherlands Bach Society: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38hgCCoGxgE