Thomas Zehetmair, Bach, Chaconne from Partita No. 2 Part I

This may be the most ambivalent performance of the Chaconne from Bach's Partita No. 2!

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• Zehetmair

[mexindian1]

Brilliant interpretation - this man is no trained monkey - he is a genius. Bravo!!!

[Glinthos]

A wondeful interpretation.

[padrobertson]

@EdoFrenkel is right; Zehetmair is informed by the history of the Chaconne/Ciaconna before Bach. It was originally a Spanish & Italian dance brought over from "the New World" in a fast 3-time with an accented 2nd beat & specific bass ostinato - cf. the Ciacconas of Kapsberger, Falconiero, Cazzati, & Rossi. Bach was conscious of this tradition (calling the work Ciaccona, not Chaconne), but chose to change the traditional bass motif and broaden the tempo, as many of his German contemporaries had.

[monelleny]

@EdoFrenkel

My biggest regret in life is that David Oistrakh never recorded this partita. My favorite recordings are by Grumiaux (without the reverb, thank you) and Suk. I do prefer a more solid, stable interpretation. This one makes me very nervous. However, you seem to know much more about all this than I do. I appreciate you sharing your opinion!

[EdoFrenkel]

@monelleny It's actually quite in line with what a person who is trained in period performance would do - whom I would suspect Zehetmair aligns himself with. It is undoubtedly shockingly different from say Pearlman, Milstein, Heifitz, etc, but the playing has a visceral quality to it that seems to be lacking in many other recordings of this piece.

[monelleny]

This will surely appeal to some. It is not without beauty or feeling. But it is so eccentric that I don't understand it at all.

[Virtok]

It's not even in tune! Totally disgusting this recording.

[Virtok]

The funniest Ciaconne ever. 10 points for this clown

[TheViolin86]

he play very good but i dont like very much the "fraseggio"

[marina7905]

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[melmothtube]

Nice. One of the very few that play chords starting bar 9 from the bass, consequently sounding like chords, letting the mind to fill the small gaps to follow the tenor voice, as it would sound on a harpsichord. Great arpeggiations and general bowing, too. I feel good Baroque flavour here.