Arrangement for Piano, left
Hand. Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
Edited by Valerie Woodring
Goertzen. Arranged by
Johannes Brahms. Sheet music.
Henle Music Folios.
Classical. Softcover. G.
Henle #HN1187. Published by
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9x12 inches.
The d-minor Chaconne is undoubtedly the most famous movement of all of Bach's 6 Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo. So it is hardly surprising that it has seen many arrangements. Johannes Brahms marvelled at how a single staff of music could offer 'a whole world of the deepest thoughts and the mightiest emotions'. He promptly made his own arrangement; it is for left hand alone, in order to come close to the restrictive framework of the original. He wrote enthusiastically: 'A similar degree of difficulty, the manner of technique, the arpeggios - everything comes together to make me feel like a violinist!' This Henle Urtext edition by Valerie Woodring-Goertzen is based on the text of the new Brahms Complete Edition. In her foreword she also offers fascinating details about the compositional history of this unusual work.