J S Bach died 28/07/1750

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I saw this on the "Book of Face"(as Cali calls it(:)) and I thought a pause for reflection on this man's great output for music! Whether it be his own personal playing or the great music he wrote. At the moment I am playing Busoni's marvellous transcription of the great chaconne in D minor. Where did this particular work spring from? It's like no other in that particular work's structure. Quite extraordinary. does anyone have ideas? Be quite interesting.

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I corrected it, EA Mind you it be worth discussing the famous chaconne from the Partita No.2, wasn't it? This is quite an extraordinary work, stands well on it's own. whether in JSB's own version or Busoni's transcription.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Busoni's desire for the piano to play the lowest Bach organ notes was the catalyst for Bosendorfer to add extra bass notes to some of their pianos.

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That's the one thing I am not too sure about Busoni's transcription! Not ideal on piano, in that version of it, imo. I do rather like Joachim Raff's transcription, which is featured on a Chandos recording with Slatkin conducting a top form BBC PO!

It's one of those works, that seem to perpetuate the reason for researching and maybe finding the perfection solution for a medium that suits it, apart from the original solo violin. But then, having said this, it does seem to reach out beyond this? Hence all these people who have written other transcriptions of this work. Maybe there is no particular perfect, instrumentation for this work? Certainly an enigma.

[cloughie]

Busoni's desire for the piano to play the lowest Bach organ notes was the catalyst for Bosendorfer to add extra bass notes to some of their pianos.

I wonder if anyone can sing along to them?

[Gordon]

........... the great chaconne in D minor. Where did this particular work spring from? It's like no other in that particular work's structure. Quite extraordinary. does anyone have ideas?

I seem to remember that it is conncted with the death of his first wife - she died while he was away on a trip with his employer. It's supposed to have lots of musical and other allusions in it. There wasa R4 programme about it some years ago.

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Ah yes, I seem to remember there being a programme about this on TV as well. It was saying how JSB was away at the time of his wife's unfortunate passing and so this is why it's quite an enigmatic work(for me at any rate). It's Bach's tribute to his wife, a Requiem, maybe, to her?

[LeMartinPecheur]

I seem to remember that it is connected with the death of his first wife - she died while he was away on a trip with his employer. It's supposed to have lots of musical and other allusions in it. There was a R4 programme about it some years ago.

This disc sets out that musical thesis https://www.amazon.co.uk/Morimur-Hil...rtita+hilliard

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Duly ordered. be interested to hear this, in context.