Baroque Performance Practice feat. Vijay Gupta and Bach's Chaconne
To understand the music of Bach, we must also examine his many eclectic styles with a focus today on his writing for the violin. Join MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Vijay Gupta, as he discusses and performs one of Bach's greatest achievements: the Chaconne in D minor in its original form for solo violin.
Find the start time in your time zone by clicking the photo or following this event link:
https://app.tonebase.co/piano/live/player/bach-chaconne-vijay-gupta
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like me to focus on?
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Everybody, this will be the perfect introduction to our upcoming challenge:
The Music of J.S.Bach
Diving into one of the greatest pieces in all of music history with such an accomplished performer on the source instrument will be absolutely enlightening!
Let us know if you have any specific questions about this masterpiece!
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Martin , I'm excited about the upcoming challenge!
Did have a question on whether the way that Bach's Chaconne is played has changed over the years given that the violin as an instrument has remained relatively unchanged since Bach originally wrote the piece. I think this would be helpful to pianists playing Bach as keyboard instruments have changed tremendously since Bach's time.
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Martin Can't make tonight but I'll watch it on re-run at the weekend.
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Martin Also, Bravo for this, Vijay: "Gupta founded and serves as Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing free, live music to men, women and youth living in homelessness and incarceration." https://about.me/robertvgupta
Absolutely inspiring!
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What a delightful lesson! Vijay's expression of the spiritual nature and demands of this piece was wonderful! Vijay highlighted the expansiveness of the piece in a way that informs the piano, guitar and other instruments. I appreciate and admire his enthusiasm and expertise. Thank you, Vijay! Thank you, Dominic! And thank you to all those who were able to attend and ask questions during the LiveStream!
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Vijay gave "Bach the last word." Ahhhhhhh...sweet on many levels! Thank you!
I love the intersection of health and music!
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Vijay..."dedicated to creating spaces of wholeness through music." Heartwarming and powerful given your actions for those that many in our society forget about - on the streets, in prisons. And for others, too, who visit the concert halls and other places to hear you perform wondrous music! Thank you!
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Lastly, and maybe most profoundly, Vijay shows deep humility and gratitude for his musical gifts...for being able to perform...to be a musician. And expressed his gratitude for being able to do so...that it is an honor that he is quite conscious of. Remarkable and wonderful!
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In his TED talk, Vijay quotes Robert Schumann: "To send light into the darkness of men's hearts such is the duty of the artist."
