Milstein: Chaconne (7.1986) - Milstein's Last Public Concert at 83 Years Old

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Nathan Milstein (1903-1992)
Bach: Partita Nr.2 Chaconne
Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, July 17, 1986 (Milstein's last public concert at 83 years old)

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[milstein91]

If i will be alive at 83 i already will consider my self lucky,this man standed up in a stage and played like a god.

There are simple mortals like me and then there are this kind of ''human beings''.

[samueljamescollins]

How can there by empty seats in the front row?

[Blasta44]

FUCKING MUSIC FROM HEAVEN

[MrGunterguerrero]

Mr.Milstein made a legendary recording of the Bach's Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Deutsche Grammophon in 1975...No one ever played the Ciaccona like him.

Divine !

[MrFpam]

@juhaszistvangeza Both you and andyli929 are wrong about the arpeggio. It is not the same as a cadenza and there is no cadenza in this piece. A cadenza is most often found in a concerto, where the soloist has a chance to demonstrate virtuosity without the orchestra. Cadenzas are named after the person who composed them, not somebody who played them a certain way. Arpeggios are not named after anyone and are simply a part of whatever piece they appear in.

[andyli929]

@juhaszistvangeza wow you sounds like a genius! Music is not really my profession so I don't really know what to say... i just know that "arpeggio" is written later on by the first one who played it in this typical way, but I never thought about who did it... ==''

[andyli929]

@MrFpam oh sorry my english is not that good so maybe there is a bit misunderstanding... i just want to say that different playing style have different feelings and influence to the audience. So it depends, i prefer playing separate notes because it adds to the rhythm of the whole piece. I am not saying that chords are not good, there's no need to shout at me....

[playheavenly]

I'm not interested in other player's performance for this piece any more.

Thanks for uploading this work.

[juhaszistvangeza]

@andyli929 Correction: measures 88-119. I checked, I saw it in Bach's own handwriting: he wrote a half-measure "suggestion" at the beginning of measure 88, and wrote the indication "arpeggio" over measure 89.

[juhaszistvangeza]

@PonzuMeat See my answer for andyli929.

[juhaszistvangeza]

@andyli929 Bach wrote the chords for measures 89-120, the arpeggios are to be improvised. Most violinists play simple arpeggios here, but some do it the "hard way". It is usual in classical music to name a cadenza/arpeggio after the first one who played it in a particular way. My prime suspects are Enescu and Szeryng. Yours?