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Bach's "Chaconne" | posted by MD Performed here by Jascha Heifetz. The "Chaconne", or "ciaccona" refers to the fifth and final movement of the Partita No. 2 for solo violin in D minor. Below, it is in two parts, though the music is composed to be performed continuously.
Listen to Heifetz's performance, and ask yourself, Is Brahms correct when he said, about the Chaconne, "On one stave, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived the piece, I am quite certain that the excess of excitement and earth-shattering experience would have driven me out of my mind."? Labels: Bach, Joshua Bell Guidelines for Comments & Questions Comments and questions signed "anonymous" are strongly discouraged; please provide a URL to your blog or website, and at least a name so we can refer to you in subsequent discussion. All comments and questions should be related to the topic or topics raised in this podcast or blog entry. Personal insults of any kind are not permitted and posts containing insults will be deleted.
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