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Bach composed the chaconne sometime between 1718 and 1720. Historians speculate that Bach composed it after returning from a trip and found that his wife (and the mother of seven of his children) Maria Barbara had died. There is some research that backs this up, Silbiger (1999) and Thoene (2003), for example. 
      I think we can say that this piece is a lament on an Ostinato Bass. Yehudi Menuhin called the Chaconne "the greatest structure for solo violin that exists". Joshua Bell has said the Chaconne is "not just one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of any man in history. It's a spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect."
      Since Bach's time, several transcriptions of the piece have been made for other instruments, particularly for the piano by Ferruccio Busoni in1893. My arrangement of Bach’s Chaconne in D minor was inspired in part by Busoni’s creative piano. One will also encounter person touches in this rendering.

Chaconne in D minor (after Busoni) by J. S. Bach are. M. L. Vishnick

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Chaconne in D minor (after Busoni) by J. S. Bach are. M. L. Vishnick

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