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04-16-2014, 02:31 PM
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Bach almost conquered on the Guitar - Chaconne by John Feeley
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04-16-2014, 03:26 PM
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The Chaconne in D Minor has long been one of my candidates for greatest piece of music of all time, which I think is a widely-shared opinion.
To play it that well and cleanly on a classical guitar is **** near impossible. I really think if there is one piece of music I wish I could play, this would be the one. Sadly I could never do it justice. Thanks for posting!
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04-16-2014, 05:49 PM
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That was truly astounding.
I normally don't love Bach on the guitar...but this is just insanely great!
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04-16-2014, 10:00 PM
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He did very well. I used to play this piece in my classical guitar days. It is one of my favorites.
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04-17-2014, 07:40 AM
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IMHO John Feeley does a terrific job of this massive masterpiece. I do find his tempo feels a bit rushed at times, particularly compared to Yehudi Menuhin (14 minutes and change) or Vengerov's 15 minute version. Even Segovia usually clocked in with this piece at about 14 minutes. This is, however; more of an observation than a criticism. Feeley makes it work and the bariolage variation is wonderfully rendered. At the end of the day its a straight ahead "Bravo" from me.
Like Rick, this piece played a significant part in my past. I transcribed and performed the entire Partita (BWV 1004) for my graduation recital at the University of Toronto. I found the hardest piece in the suite to be the Gigue, not the Ciaccona which, unlike the Gigue, sits fairly naturally on the guitar. My instructor, who will remain nameless here, insisted I play the Gigue as a true Allegro despite the fact that even Manuel Barrueco plays it as more of an Andante. I graduated just fine so its all water under the bridge but an interesting object lesson in the importance of capturing the essence of a piece without being slavish to the original. Thanks, Steve, for the OP.
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04-17-2014, 07:56 AM
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All I can say is WOW! He is very good. His guitar really sounds nice too. If someone listens to this and doesn't like classical guitar - something's wrong!
Awesome. Thanks for sharing Steve! Ed
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04-17-2014, 12:34 PM
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wow, such a flawless rendition, thanks for sharing.
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04-17-2014, 03:28 PM
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this has long been one of my favorite bach videos. very masterful. it stuns me to think of anyone playing it so well live, and i heard john williams play it live in person. i also really like my pepe romero cd. i'm very impressed that a couple of you have worked through this piece. i believe a few have called it the greatest piece of music ever written. i love it all, but am always especially moved by the gentle part when it switches to d major.
Last edited by mc1; 04-17-2014 at 03:46 PM.
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04-17-2014, 05:38 PM
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04-17-2014, 06:32 PM
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my personal feeling is that it is even better upon 6 strings. love to hear those basses.
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