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Chaconne from Partita in d minor, BWM 1004  Play

Chia-Ching Shen Piano

Recorded on 09/12/2013, uploaded on 01/02/2013

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Chaconne from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004     Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Feruccio Busoni

The chaconnewas one of the popular dances of the Baroque period.  Similar to the passacaglia, it is characterized byits dotted rhythms, triple meter, and continuous variation form.  Busoni’s transcription of the final movement of Bach’s D-minor Partita expands the virtuosity of the original into a brilliant pianistic showcase.  In interpreting and transforming the piece, he creates an even wider variety of characters within the variations.        Chia-Ching Shen