Bach’s Chaconne - Where Do I Start? With Steve Goss!

Diving into one of the most iconic pieces of all time!

There is a mountain of published literature on Bach’s Chaconne. This can be overwhelming for the performer. In this livestream, I’ll guide you through a number of ideas presented by different authors and suggest some strategies for getting to know this incredible work more intimately.

 

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    • Jack Stewart
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    This is a 50 year dream of mine. It was the first piece I heard on classical guitar when I started lessons ( John Williams album, Variations, which I purchased on the way home after signing up for classical guitar lessons).  It is (most probably) beyond my abilities and will ( again, most probably) always be. But I can still dream. Really looking forward to this.

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    • Jack Stewart this is indeed one of the most beautiful piece. Nothing prevents you to play parts of the work and working towards a long-term goal of playing the whole in a few months/years?

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  • Hello Martin and Steve,

    will the slides be available for reference? ( as the Goldberg were)

    Thanks for the excellent session.

    I acquired the The Bach Chaconne for Solo Violin. A Collection of Views edited by Jon F. Eiche 

    An outstanding read to have in your library.

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  • Another source covering Helga Thoene’s chorale quotations.
    https://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/194801/StrohI_2011-2_BODY.pdf

    Note these are quite different from Eduardo Fernández’s list of chorale quotations….

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