Hélène Grimaud: Bach - Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)

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  • From the Kammermusiksaal of the Berlin Philharmonie, 2001
    Piano recital by one of the very top pianists of her generation, still in her early thirties
    Watch the full concert: bit.ly/HeleneGrimaud-PianoRecital
    0:00 Introduction
    0:50 Johann Sebastian Bach - Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
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    The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote of this recital by pianist Hélène Grimaud at the Kammer Musiksaal of the Berlin Philharmonie, “She doesn’t only play the piano - she feels it and she lives it. Every single note proves her devotion to perfection ... her unconventional style captivates everyone in the audience.”
    Arguably one of the very top pianists of her generation, her concert career took off in 1987 when she was in her early twenties and she now performs with major orchestras around the world as well as being in demand for recital appearances. The spontaneity of her playing is breathtaking. Not to be afraid of taking risks and always to play as though it is the first time is Hélène Grimaud’s maxim.
    Her program for this recording features Bach’s Chaconne in D minor, Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110, and Brahms’ Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5. As encores, she plays two of Rachmaninov’s Etudes-tableaux Op. 33.
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  • @bzzz0195
    @bzzz0195 Před 3 lety +1136

    Sometimes I feel so lucky to live in a time where with a click you can experience beauty like this whenever you want.

  • @dlbernau
    @dlbernau Před 3 měsíci +82

    I was fortunate to hear and watch her perform this piece last night, 02.06.2024. An incredible experience I will never forget.

    • @vpoleshuck1
      @vpoleshuck1 Před 3 měsíci +9

      I, heard her on 2/8/24 in Rochester, NY. She went into it directly from Brahms with no break--no time for applause after the Brahms, and it was spellbinding. She took us to another dimension. The response from the audience was overwhelming, and her bows were full of smiles and gratitude, yet we were the ones to be thankful. Astonishing artistry.

    • @umegghju
      @umegghju Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@vpoleshuck1 since june is not still arrived, i think you meant the 6th of february (06.02.2024). The right order is day/month/year, (from smaller to larger)

    • @vpoleshuck1
      @vpoleshuck1 Před 3 měsíci +7

      @@umegghju since she was playing in the USA and I heard her in the USA, I used our convention rather than the European one. In the USA the right order is month/day/year.

    • @umegghju
      @umegghju Před 3 měsíci +4

      @@vpoleshuck1 I know, but it's nor ascending nor descending order, i think also in USA the day is smaller than month and month is smaller than year. You should also stop using foots, fahreneit temperature, gallons and that strange things, not because i am not confortable with that (I don't use them and don't care) but because you will feel better when you will understand your own measure system. To know how many foots are in a mile... and your temperature is based on the blood of horses... Normal temperature for the rest of the world is 0 = frozen water and 100 = boiling water. Temperature = 0 or lower means you have to be very careful because ice can be on the street, for example. Who care about the blood of horses?
      Just joking, but think about.

    • @stanleyfox4112
      @stanleyfox4112 Před 3 měsíci +4

      My wife and I were there as well. She is an angle from a better planet

  • @timothysimpson-inspire
    @timothysimpson-inspire Před 2 měsíci +25

    Heard her play this at The Eastman School of Music‘s Kilbourn Hall on 2/8/2024. The perfect hall for such a concert. Live in a hall like that it is a completely different experience than any recording played on any equipment could ever be. Sublime, moving, just grandiose. I traveled 700+ miles to hear it!

  • @jsetiaw
    @jsetiaw Před 7 měsíci +40

    Bach's Chaconne is like human's life... ups and downs... clarity and confusion... tension and resolution... waiting and fulfillment... runaway and return...

  • @doc032848
    @doc032848 Před rokem +121

    In this performance, Helene Grimaud showed her immense talent, playing one of the most prized instrumental pieces ever composed by the incomparable J.S. Bach. It was utterly captivating! I must express my gratitude and admiration to Ms. Grimaud for her superlative effort presented with such class and humility.

    • @NeaonBHB
      @NeaonBHB Před 4 měsíci +2

      Well, you found the place to do it. Good job.

  •  Před 3 měsíci +21

    Thank you very much for bringing joy to a very old and ill professor in Patagonia, Argentina. Her superbe Art and your great Channel brought me Peace. I thank you.

  • @pascalplissonneau187
    @pascalplissonneau187 Před 16 dny +2

    Saw her performing last Sunday at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. She played Beethoven, Brahms, and this Chaconne.
    I left the concert hall floating on a little cloud...
    Thank you for so much beauty! ♥

  • @LesterLee-gj9kl
    @LesterLee-gj9kl Před dnem

    Genius of such calibre, of Messieurs Bach and Busoni and Mlle Grimaldi, redeems all the imperfections of the world, and makes life worthwhile. Marvellous filming too with all those aerial views. A million thanks.

  • @ottoschnosel6996
    @ottoschnosel6996 Před 4 měsíci +68

    Sei solo - I am alone. Thats the subtitle of this piece. That is what JSB had to accept when he returned from a journey and had to learn that his wife had died . The Chaconne reflects all the feelings a human beeing can have in such a situation: complete despair, sadness and rage. On thr other hand there is the absolute trust in God which transpires in every note. The piano adaption of this piece by Busoni is an incredible work of art in its own right. The interpretation of Helene Grimaud for me is the reference: absolutely perfect, with the right tempo and immaculate timing. It is for me the rare event of three geniusses meeting and creating a sign of eternal humanity.

    • @Vladimir-sc4bq
      @Vladimir-sc4bq Před měsícem

      То

    • @francisdebriey3609
      @francisdebriey3609 Před měsícem +1

      And I cry while reading your note and listening to this devine interpretation ... this is the music I want on my death bed

    • @gabrielemariaesposito3971
      @gabrielemariaesposito3971 Před měsícem

      Didn't know that, very interesting. I just want to say that "Sei solo" means "You are alone", not "I am alone"

    • @user-uv5hx
      @user-uv5hx Před měsícem +6

      It's not "I'm alone". Sei means 6 in Italian. The complete title is "Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato" -- six solos for violin without bass accompaniment, now known as Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006. Please don't be confused.

    • @maestroadam
      @maestroadam Před 24 dny +1

      @@user-uv5hx haha exactly, incorrect information abounds.

  • @danieldimaio3040
    @danieldimaio3040 Před 3 měsíci +9

    I heard her perform this work last week at Yale, more than twenty years after this performance, and it is still stupendous.

  • @maxscriptguru
    @maxscriptguru Před 4 měsíci +8

    I saw Helene perform this in Los Angeles in about 1996? I had no idea what it was at the time. But I fell in love at once, with both her and the music.

  • @morganfisherart
    @morganfisherart Před 2 lety +27

    I love her exhausted look at the end, almost can't bow, has given everything, just wants to collapse in the dressing room with a glass of champagne. A great musician!!!

    • @YPO6
      @YPO6 Před 2 lety +1

      In the 1970's and 80's musicians were powered by cocaine.

    • @sarahjones-jf4pr
      @sarahjones-jf4pr Před 2 lety +1

      @@YPO6 ALL OF THEM?.....POOR REMARK.

    • @lemokolyon
      @lemokolyon Před 2 lety +1

      (From an interview,) She drinks no alcohol at all. Not even Champagne.

  • @sarco64
    @sarco64 Před 3 lety +524

    I think this is the most incredible musical composition ever written. I never get tired of hearing it, regardless of what instrument it is played on.

    • @user-cm6nx8ms6h
      @user-cm6nx8ms6h Před 3 lety +24

      It's eternity

    • @ramyamaddali703
      @ramyamaddali703 Před 2 lety +12

      @Jake Miller i don't think David was even referring to the ease of playing but to the intensity of emotions this piece might produce in the player. I mean if it can do this to us listeners, imagine what it does to the player.

    • @malwinaviolinist
      @malwinaviolinist Před 2 lety +6

      agree!

    • @discik1
      @discik1 Před 2 lety +10

      Thay say that Golberg Variations are the most incredible still i agree that chacone is the best.

    • @raffa502
      @raffa502 Před 2 lety +7

      Io dico questo ogni volta che ascolto composizioni di Bach
      Le Variazioni di Golberg per me sono un balsamo per l'anima.
      Bach è la perfezione assoluta

  • @eduardodelany3918
    @eduardodelany3918 Před 2 lety +16

    This performance is from another world...

  • @achilleraumsog7216
    @achilleraumsog7216 Před rokem +73

    I discovered this composition when I was 14 through a Deutsche Grammophon recording by Gidon Kremer, I believed then and I still believe that this piece is a perfect depiction of a whole human life, with its moments of the most intense despair to those of calmness and slow rebirth. It is also the first time I hear it played on the piano and I am awed by Grimaud's performance, she is an interpreter of genius.

    • @k.j.zeedijk5349
      @k.j.zeedijk5349 Před 11 měsíci

      wonderfull interruption?

    • @anilphilip546
      @anilphilip546 Před 7 měsíci +2

      "I still believe that this piece is a perfect depiction of a whole human life, with its moments of the most intense despair to those of calmness and slow rebirth" I love your interpretation - yes, I love the piece too!

    • @beatrixorosz3462
      @beatrixorosz3462 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Vorrei aggiungere che si tratta di un viaggio nel tempo completo... dall'infanzia innocente al caos di oggi... e alla speranza più pura per una vita umana migliore e pacifica... sono felice di ascoltare questo meraviglioso pezzo di musica in qualsiasi momento e questo mi calma e Grimaud è perfettamente il suo gioco per eccellenza...

    • @raumsogg
      @raumsogg Před 4 měsíci +1

      @@beatrixorosz3462 Esattamente, non avrei saputo dirlo meglio.

  • @gsamsasamsa
    @gsamsasamsa Před 2 lety +71

    We should listen & enjoy more these pieces and oververwellming interpretations, just to comfort us, to find ourselves and -from that inner place- rejoin others and face the difficult days we all are passing through.

  • @jsphotos
    @jsphotos Před 2 lety +143

    Genius composer (Bach). Genius transcription (Busoni). Genius performance (Grimaud). Uplifting, beyond words.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Před 9 měsíci +2

      To me this is not uplifting, but a testament of tragedy. Its a sad piece, composed, transcripted and performed masterfully

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci

      Да. Провидение иногда даёт возможность некоторому числу своих рабов ощутить эстетическое наслаждение от прослушивания любимых произведений музыкального искусства.

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@rykehuss3435Вы не правы. Столь эмоциональное и динамичное произведение никак не может быть однозначно грустным, ну разве что лишь в некоторых его частях. Скорее оно отражает весь, или почти весь спектр многочисленных состояний человеческой души, за исключением, разве что чувства телячьего восторга.

    • @MrGoshka1
      @MrGoshka1 Před 4 měsíci

      @@yurastoyan5973 Рабов?..

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Před měsícem

      @@yurastoyan5973 Скажи мне, когда оно станет счастливым? Везде грустно и трагично.

  • @olgakaplan4039
    @olgakaplan4039 Před 3 měsíci +6

    What a beautiful performance. She is going to play this in Barcelona next May. I am the lucky one to have tickets.

  • @Zofzoeif
    @Zofzoeif Před rokem +3

    Je pense que Bach a écrit sa Chaconne à Hélène Grimaud sans se rendre compte, tellement elle se fond littéralement dans ce chef-d'oeuvre !

  • @nicolasperrault3363
    @nicolasperrault3363 Před rokem +11

    Seules les compositions de Bach savent excéder en beauté une si jolie femme.

  • @jamesgolightly2295
    @jamesgolightly2295 Před 3 lety +336

    She was in an absolute trance. Arguably her best performance. Such an emotional translation of Bach. I couldn’t take my eyes away. I think she forgot the audience was there.

    • @bzzz0195
      @bzzz0195 Před 3 lety +62

      I played the Chaconne for my violin diploma (although in my very flawed way). This piece has really the power of bringing you to another dimension, both when you listen to it, but especially when you play it. It is a full story enclosed within intense 20 minutes of music where you experience the whole range of emotions. It is extraordinary that Bach achieved that in a musical form which should basically be a simple theme + variations.

    • @idanyou
      @idanyou Před 3 lety +19

      Great comment! Thanks! You're absolutely right.

    • @bzzz0195
      @bzzz0195 Před 3 lety +10

      @@idanyou thank you!

    • @allenpodet8769
      @allenpodet8769 Před 2 lety +12

      Those who thought she was in a trance are sensitive to her presentation of emotion. As for me. This piece in this performance moved me to tears of joy. If that suggests treatment, too bad.

    • @allenpodet8769
      @allenpodet8769 Před 2 lety +1

      @@bzzz0195 look I

  • @davidfraser2946
    @davidfraser2946 Před 7 měsíci +9

    This is the greatest performance of any musical piece in the history of music. (I'm an electric guitarist.) It is the perfect intersection of technical ability, composition and emotion.... ever. Amen.

    • @davidfraser2946
      @davidfraser2946 Před 7 měsíci

      I can't not cry every time I watch it.

    • @davidfraser2946
      @davidfraser2946 Před 7 měsíci +1

      The perfect convolution of the male and female principles.

  • @ryanbonin1009
    @ryanbonin1009 Před 8 měsíci +18

    What a legendary performance.

  • @francisdebriey3609
    @francisdebriey3609 Před 6 měsíci +6

    She's not only gorgeous, she's divine. This music makes me cry, touches me so deep. JSB is a composer which connection to divine is not enough recognized. Today we prefer "light" and "easy to listen" fast food stuff. I am at the opposite, I need depth as much as oxygen. Thank you so much Hélène !

  • @threethrushes
    @threethrushes Před rokem +10

    The performance speaks for itself.

  • @Anitsirc25
    @Anitsirc25 Před 9 měsíci +25

    Breathtaking hearing the Chaconne on piano by such a skilled and virtuosic pianist. What a testament to the sublime perfection of this musical work, gorgeous on any instrument.

  • @ericbauwens8171
    @ericbauwens8171 Před dnem

    Bach the genius, Busoni the maestro and Grimaud rhe goddess. What a combination !

  • @user-kj5gt2nm2r
    @user-kj5gt2nm2r Před 8 měsíci +3

    La perfection et la transcendance de l'interprétation sont à la hauteur du génie de l'oeuvre. Expérience jubilatoire et mystique, le paradis est là, éblouissant. Notre esprit, notre âme, nos sens sont transportés vers des cieux où règne un goût d'éternité. Merci

  • @andrelefebvre5453
    @andrelefebvre5453 Před 9 měsíci +16

    Brought me to tears... ♥♥♥ Dexterité oui, absolument! Mais aussi un océan d'empathie qui étreint l'oeuvre du compositeur et se déverse généreusement vers nous... Sublime interprétation!

  • @gillesbloch8556
    @gillesbloch8556 Před 3 lety +4

    Si Bach était là pour l'entendre, des larmes de joie inonderaient son visage, je pense. C'est tellement beau

  • @stephaneloridan9282
    @stephaneloridan9282 Před 2 lety +5

    Perfection does not exist, but it is what comes closest to it, at all levels.

  • @Claudia-zy4bj
    @Claudia-zy4bj Před 3 lety +13

    Unglaublich gut. Ich bin dankbar für die Gnade, so etwas schönes und zutiefst berührendes hören zu dürfen. Sphärisch, transzendent, vergeistigt - nicht von dieser Welt. Danke, Frau Grimaud.

  • @fabriceg.9399
    @fabriceg.9399 Před 3 lety +43

    Sans la musique, le monde serait invivable.

  • @chrismoyler
    @chrismoyler Před 2 lety +60

    Although I am a lifelong Bach fan, I have only come to this piece in my later years.
    It is SO intense, that it has taken me several plays to begin to engage with it.
    Having done this, I now find the piece growing inside me.
    A truly passionate performance!

  • @lucienpieri5392
    @lucienpieri5392 Před 2 lety +40

    je ne suis pas familiarisé avec l'univers musical de JS Bach, mais écouter cette Chaconne et cela avec Hélène Grimaud, c'est un moment de grâce...

  • @harveyperkoff6325
    @harveyperkoff6325 Před 3 lety +40

    I am convinced that Bach was G-d’s third son.. through music he brought people together..
    He sent down angels who disguised themselves as musicians/arrangers…. to decipher his brilliant music unto the millions of us .. in whatever form ….
    ..and then brought us closer to each other with love and harmony . Who can be angry with a person who appreciates the beauty of Bach…
    Harvey Perkoff

    • @jamesvanderhoorn1117
      @jamesvanderhoorn1117 Před 3 lety +1

      I go along with you, but I'm not quite sure who are the first and second sons of God?!

    • @harveyperkoff6325
      @harveyperkoff6325 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jamesvanderhoorn1117... I made an error saying Bach was his third son, when of course it should have been his second son,,,, but maybe if you count Adam as his first, and Jesus as second, then Bach was third…Anyway Bach’s music is still heavenly.. Thanks for your comment HP

    • @oinkvgmguitar5247
      @oinkvgmguitar5247 Před 3 lety +3

      It's spooky to read this because I've been thinking for many years that Bach might have been god himself coming to earth to teach us music.

    • @DieFlabbergast
      @DieFlabbergast Před 3 lety +1

      I doubt that God would have got into a fight with a bassoon player!

    • @mikeg2924
      @mikeg2924 Před 3 lety

      Bach prays to God, Beethoven rages at God, Mozart plays with God :)

  • @jefvillon3050
    @jefvillon3050 Před 9 měsíci +23

    L'immense talent de J S Bach domine l'univers musical....

  • @snakeinthegrass20
    @snakeinthegrass20 Před rokem +14

    My guitar teacher said the chaconne is the greatest piece of music ever written.15 years after hearing it I’m still flabbergasted by it.

    • @tonyrothman
      @tonyrothman Před 6 měsíci

      Only 15 years? I'm going on 60.

    • @PBECKLES1
      @PBECKLES1 Před 4 měsíci

      Pendant des années, j'ai eu du mal avec la transcription de la Chaconne par Ségovie.

  • @carrickrichards2457
    @carrickrichards2457 Před 2 lety +6

    Mozart when he first heard Bach was delighted 'Here at last is music from which to learn'. Beethoven learned from Bach's well tempered clavier. Mendelssohn went to great lengths to rescue Bach's repertoire. Thanks now go to Ms Grimaude also, for keeping Bach alive.

  • @natasegundo
    @natasegundo Před 10 měsíci +2

    I've had the opportunity and the honor to listen to different maestros on different instruments to play this magnificent masterpiece, always Bach...and this time alive again in the intelligence and superb skills of this maestra. Thanks!!!

  • @Nogah100
    @Nogah100 Před 3 lety +39

    A genius. Intellectually and emotionally.

  • @Karlinberlin1
    @Karlinberlin1 Před 3 lety +118

    Speechless. So often this doesn't come off. But, not here. Monumental playing of a monumental piece. Hail Hélène!

    • @GjaP_242
      @GjaP_242 Před 3 lety +4

      0:34 to 0:54 ( concentration )

    • @fernandor5082
      @fernandor5082 Před 2 lety +1

      She is a genious. Brilliant and mgnificent. Focused in Bach.

    • @jamesbell7220
      @jamesbell7220 Před rokem +1

      The playing of this astonishing passage through grief by Hélène Grimaud and by Hilary Hahn are unequaled.

  • @quesneynicolas2179
    @quesneynicolas2179 Před 2 lety +2

    Je ne connais pas de plus grande pianiste qui supasse toute femme et tout homme. Un monument, un Mythe.

  • @paulmrattigan5479
    @paulmrattigan5479 Před 2 lety +24

    Hearty applause also for this magnificent piano and the piano technician who prepared it for this event. Pure perfection that has enabled Ms. Grimaud’s transcendent performance!

  • @user-nj9th7di4i
    @user-nj9th7di4i Před 3 lety +21

    Бах - это вечность!!!!! "Не ручей тебе имя, а целая вселенная"!!! Достойное исполнение.

    • @markdenemark7298
      @markdenemark7298 Před rokem +1

      Не совсем верное цитирование... «Не ручей тебе имя, а МОРЕ» (Л.в Бетховен)

  • @josephwetzel2683
    @josephwetzel2683 Před 2 lety +8

    To play like Helene Grimaud--is to touch the soul of the composer, Bach, and everyone who hears it. Joseph Wetzel

  • @d0ntbeevil
    @d0ntbeevil Před 9 měsíci +2

    SUBLIME... Hélène Grimaud playing is a whispering hurricane, a phenomenon we are blessed to hear... ♥

  • @TalentedDilittante
    @TalentedDilittante Před 7 měsíci +4

    As Bach meant, his music in the hands of Ms Grimaud transported me to the heights of places I've only imagined. . . . Her nuances are deserving of Bach, a celebration of him. Ms Frimaud's phrasing never let go of me. Thank you!

  • @TheRealGnolti
    @TheRealGnolti Před 2 lety +117

    Only Busoni could have pulled this off, compositionally speaking. It is beautifully weird to hear Bach's single greatest monologue for a string instrument essentially translated into the pianistic language of Liszt, because it brings out how much musical development the Chaconne anticipated. I still prefer the original, but as a testimonial of musical understanding across centuries, you don't get better than this.

    • @PointyTailofSatan
      @PointyTailofSatan Před 9 měsíci +3

      Godowsky was far better at transcribing Bach's violin works to piano. Much of Busoni's transcriptions are just a ton of octave fills. Godowsky uses a harmonic complexity worthy of Bach himself.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Před 9 měsíci

      @@PointyTailofSatan Where is Godowsky's Chaconne for piano? Tons of octave fills? There is not a single meaningless octave fill in this piece. Get off of your high horse, its embarassing

    • @cranachan
      @cranachan Před 6 měsíci

      Siloti is excellent, too, and not just Bach!
      @@PointyTailofSatan

  • @miguelalonsoperez5609
    @miguelalonsoperez5609 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I have seen this video more than 10 times… One may listen to the disc in CD quality also but I love her absolute concentration to this enormous monument that Busoni wrote among violin Partita.
    Some cathedral sounding from sacred Cantatas are present, in my ears opinion, and the passion of the golden romantic era.
    A piece to remind

  • @user-cg6cb9tu2y
    @user-cg6cb9tu2y Před 3 lety +8

    I heard this so many times by Segóvia and this girl also caught the soul of Bach.

  • @raybrumbeloe5909
    @raybrumbeloe5909 Před rokem +2

    I fell I’m love with Chaconne when I heard Segovia play it some 65 years ago. This, the Goldberg Variations, and Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue” will always be the most remembered to the day I die.

  • @gbarthg
    @gbarthg Před 2 lety +21

    Many thanks to J.S. Bach, Ferruccio Busoni, and Hélène Grimaud. It's a beautiful combination.

  • @loving-everyone-equally
    @loving-everyone-equally Před 3 lety +15

    It's a great privilege to hear you perform dear Helene. 🙏🌹🙏

  • @federico6485
    @federico6485 Před 8 měsíci +10

    How can I never heard of her, and she plays it so so well?!

    • @adr9973
      @adr9973 Před 8 měsíci +2

      this is precisely my thought

    • @LISZTIZATION
      @LISZTIZATION Před 8 měsíci +5

      WHERE YOU BEEN SHE IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS PIANISTS IN THE WORLD FOR LIKE OVER 30 YEARS !!!

  • @Marshmallow_Venom
    @Marshmallow_Venom Před 2 lety +10

    I don't know how many times I've listened to this, and I still cannot find sufficient superlatives to describe the experience. It transcends emotions and, I guess, enters the realm of the spiritual.

  • @samueltiosam8673
    @samueltiosam8673 Před 11 měsíci +11

    Chego tarde para comentar mas DEVO fazê-lo! Esta música me "ressuscita" toda vez que o mundo me abate! Helene é o escavador de tesouros que nos traz, à luz, uma preciosidade "escondida" como parte de uma peça para violino solo, que poderia passar despercebida, não fosse a generosidade de alguém desenterrá-la, enfrentá-la e ter a coragem de a apresentar aos nossos lacrimejantes e extasiados "olhos do coração". Obrigado por terem existido Bach, Busoni, Helene, quem produziu e quem divulgou esta maravilha!!!

    • @jean-michelprillieux5012
      @jean-michelprillieux5012 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Je suis autant touché profondément que vous. Cette pièce est incomparable. Au delà des mots, au delà des morts...

  • @francinesicard464
    @francinesicard464 Před 2 lety +10

    Superb interpretation of this Chaconne. Not surprised by this marvellous artiste. Thank you Mme Grimaud to give us such a joy.

  • @johnellis3244
    @johnellis3244 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Grimaud you are an angel - this performance is amazing!

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci

      Уважаемый. Спуститесь на землю, и прийдите таки в себя. Гримо никак не ангел, но человек женского рода, со всем тем, что вытекает из этого неоспоримого обстоятельства.

  • @sakuntalabasu1493
    @sakuntalabasu1493 Před 3 lety +68

    I've loved this Bach work and listened to so many interpretations by very gifted pianists but always I keep coming back to Ms Helene Grimaud ' s performance because it touches my heart at its very core. What a wonderful musician, may she enjoy a long performing life and give us joy in listening to her sensitive interpretations.

    • @barbaraglynn1531
      @barbaraglynn1531 Před rokem +1

      Sakuntala Basu, Helene was 32 when she performed this in 2001. Yes, today, 2023, she is still playing it and is now considered one of the very best pianists in the world. I will be seeing and hearing her play this very piece in two weeks in Los Angeles on April 19. Can’t wait!!

    • @sakuntalabasu1493
      @sakuntalabasu1493 Před rokem

      @@barbaraglynn1531 you are so very fortunate to be able to hear Helene play live- nothing can compare to the experience of being at a live performance. I'm based in Kolkata India and there's not much chance of my attending any live programmes because of age and also the lack of Western classical musicians not being able to give recitals here. So my only recourse is online music. May you enjoy this and many other recitals. All the best, Sakuntala

    • @barbaraglynn1531
      @barbaraglynn1531 Před rokem +1

      Thank you, Sakuntala. I had the good fortune to also see and hear her in December of 2022 in New York City at Carnegie Hall.
      Like she does for you, Helene and her playing touches my very soul and often erases the veil between this world and the next. And I am so grateful for her and her music in my life.

  • @michaeld2519
    @michaeld2519 Před 3 lety +17

    Absolutely brilliant recital by Hélène, and as an aside, she just happens to be utterly gorgeous looking too!

  • @SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior
    @SteveBlancoMusicianWarrior Před 5 měsíci +9

    Wow! What a performance of this incredible piece by JS Bach! I loved every note.

  • @jvanacker
    @jvanacker Před 7 měsíci +2

    Thank you mrs Grimaud.

  • @howardandmaggie
    @howardandmaggie Před 2 lety +23

    I need to hear this every month or so. It's magical and moves me to my core every time.

  • @edwardwilliamson1863
    @edwardwilliamson1863 Před 3 lety +37

    Oh, this is so beautiful. Such clarity and suppleness. What a brilliant interpretation, and such exquisite coloring with superb phrasing and articulation. I am in awe. Maestro Grimaud exudes musicality. This really touched my soul, and her use of dynamics allowed this piece to evoke such a range of emotions. Unparalleled. I always love the interpretations of Bach from French musicians. From a nation that is known for its great titular organists/recitalists like Olivier Latry, Daniel Roth, etc, and as the nation also famous for the Cavaille-Coll organs, she has to have otherworldly talent on the piano, and she has it. The pianists and organists of France really know how to bring Bach to life in a fresh way, often infusing French Romanticism into their interpretations of JS Bach and also Buxtehude. In my opinion, she is one of the top five living pianists. Most of us here would know this, but interpreting Bach on the piano and playing his compositions so adroitly on it is no easy feat. Nor is transcribing his keyboard compositions for the piano as Bach's keyboard compositions were for the organ and harpsichord. Transcribing and performing Bach's organ compositions on piano are the most challenging as the pedal line has to be woven into the two hands, mostly the left. And where the pedal, at times, carries the melodic line, that creates challenges for pianists to incorporate that into the left hand. I have tremendous respect for pianists that do this well, as Maestro Grimaud does. Now, the movement of this piece was actually written for solo violin, so to interpret it on the piano is masterful and takes someone with extreme musicality to make that solo part stand out and speak so beautifully and clearly on the piano. It takes genius level articulation and phrasing, and the dynamics absolutely make the difference. This is done here, and done so incredibly well with brilliance.

    • @GaiaDanu
      @GaiaDanu Před 3 lety +1

      Perfectly said. Thank you

    • @edwardwilliamson1863
      @edwardwilliamson1863 Před 3 lety +1

      @@GaiaDanu Thank you for responding.

    • @HelenaWilliams8696
      @HelenaWilliams8696 Před 3 lety +2

      @E. Williamson - Lovely evaluation for pianist H. Grimaud. You discussed the unique skills that make Grimaud an exceptional pianist. Thanks.

    • @edwardwilliamson1863
      @edwardwilliamson1863 Před 3 lety +2

      @@HelenaWilliams8696 Thank you Helena. As an organist/choirmaster I completely understand the unique challenge of making JS Bach relevant on the piano. I would say that Glenn Gould was the one who pioneered this, but his interpretation, though brilliant for his time, were more of an attempt of historical accuracy. Maestro Grimaud brings a new, fresher interpretation, and there is a distinct French Romanticism quality in her interpretation. My main instrument is the organ, but I do play piano. However, the only Bach composition I play on the piano is "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." On the organ I play much as his literature is the base of much of our repertoire. Playing Bach on any of the keyboard instruments, piano, organ, harpsichord, really emphasizes a clean technique, which is a great way to reinforce that fundamental element.

    • @maurocoimbra9624
      @maurocoimbra9624 Před 9 měsíci

      Thank you so much for your comprehensive and brilliant comments! Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷

  • @HelenaWilliams8696
    @HelenaWilliams8696 Před 3 lety +41

    Hélène Grimaud presents a captivating performance, exerts the power of dynamism and executes the essence of Bach's 'Chaconne.' The pianist is uplifting and downright listenable. Grimaud is a Giant performing the music of Giants. A beautiful production with an incredible sound recording.

  • @ubiestinsula
    @ubiestinsula Před 3 lety +29

    She’s one of my idols. Such an intelligent artist.

    • @stephenmessick865
      @stephenmessick865 Před 2 lety +1

      She is also an idol of mine. And her hair suits her so beautifully. Quite a wondrous 16 minutes.

  • @JOlsson01
    @JOlsson01 Před 2 lety +40

    The best piece every composed for any solo instrument. It's so rich in emotions and colours. This is why we adore Bach.

    • @moooobkityy
      @moooobkityy Před rokem

      Yeap

    • @WilliamBlaky
      @WilliamBlaky Před rokem

      I hope to hear your interpretation on CZcams some day!

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci

      А лучшее ли Уважаемый? Согласитесь же, что для любителей музыки Моцарта, Бетховена, Шопена, Грига, и так далее, лучшей, и наи- достойнейший, является музыка их любимых композиторов. Не так ли?

  • @gerhardk.3432
    @gerhardk.3432 Před 3 lety +24

    As if Bach was brought back to life! Such a creative way of playing this beautiful piece of music! I could endlessly listen to Hélène Grimaud.

  • @carolynwheeler8475
    @carolynwheeler8475 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I am entranced by her playing and classical presence. There is no need for wild, elaborate dress. She is beautiful and solid in her art.

  • @GustavoDB
    @GustavoDB Před 2 lety +2

    This girls brings personality and attitude without stealing the escense of the piece. She makes the piece her own but keeping the original voice of composer. Ahhh. So delightful to hear

  • @claranimmer7349
    @claranimmer7349 Před 2 lety +15

    She dives deep into this music to lift hidden treasures. Seeing her create this piece again is breathtaking. Sometimes I magically heard an organ.

  • @alexzuev431
    @alexzuev431 Před rokem +3

    Элен вы превосходны - красивы,умны, идеал человека насколько это вообще возможно❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 Спасибо за то, что вы такая прекрасная!!!

  • @evanofelipe
    @evanofelipe Před 3 lety +40

    It’s little wonder that Helene takes along considered pause before embarking on this Chaconne to gather her emotional self to play Bach’s deeply moving work. Every strand of her mind and body is drawn together to give a miracle performance. The responsibility to be so good in front of an audience is mind blowing.

    • @ianm8137
      @ianm8137 Před 9 měsíci

      Yes.

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Да. Вы правы, уважаемый. Дважды два всегда четыре, и никак иначе.

    • @evanofelipe
      @evanofelipe Před 9 měsíci

      @@yurastoyan5973 Елена - поистине одаренная пианистка.

  • @alangoldhammer7460
    @alangoldhammer7460 Před 3 lety +9

    This is indeed a fine performance. As a grad student at Indiana Univ in the early 1970s I had the privilege of seeing this piece performed by Jorge Bolet, then a faculty member in the School of Music. Maybe it was in 1971 and this was part of his touring program for that year. He also performed the Wagner/Liszt Tannhauser transcription. I think these are up on CZcams. Grimaud is Bolet's equal in this piece.

  • @vernonsmart
    @vernonsmart Před 3 lety +95

    This is what you get when you have a masterful pianist rendering a masterful composition on an amazing piano!

    • @wocomoMUSIC
      @wocomoMUSIC  Před 3 lety +6

      Couldn't agree more! ;)

    • @youngpaderewski3668
      @youngpaderewski3668 Před 3 lety +3

      ...in an amazing venue.

    • @johnsmith-mo1yc
      @johnsmith-mo1yc Před 3 lety +2

      What piano is she using?

    • @vernonsmart
      @vernonsmart Před 3 lety +4

      @@johnsmith-mo1yc I don't know. I'm just going by the sound of this particular instrument.

    • @marlieshill599
      @marlieshill599 Před 3 lety +4

      MERCIINFINIMENT c est un véritable. Délice...et quelle MATURITÉ..ET DON SPIRITUEL..MLH

  • @geraldcohen9436
    @geraldcohen9436 Před 3 lety +4

    Cher Madame Grimaud I wrote to you a few months ago to thank you for the inspiration you give me while I listen to your playing and perform my physiotherapy exercises each morning, I have now choreographed the Chacone with my routine merci beaucoup du fond de mon coeur, I hope Bach, wherever he is will be amused

  • @eldjswett
    @eldjswett Před 2 lety +2

    I see a little tremble in her glorious fingers; why, when it should be God that trembles in awe at his escaped creation? This has the power of a million galaxies and all the concentrated beauty of the universe. Helene's interpretation is absolutely supreme.

  • @petripeltoniemi3777
    @petripeltoniemi3777 Před 19 dny

    Travelled from Finland to Amsterdam in order to hear and see her perform this at Concertgebouw May 12, 2024- talk about a bucket list experience!

  • @tonycammarano2437
    @tonycammarano2437 Před rokem +9

    Cette composition, cet arrangement et cette interprétation s'approchent tellement de MON idéal musical, je ne cesse de l'écouter avec le même plaisir

  • @tcr1962
    @tcr1962 Před rokem +8

    Phenomenal that so much beauty, musicianship, passion and advocacy are all within a person! Spectacular.

  • @jellybertdelattiba7603
    @jellybertdelattiba7603 Před 2 lety +2

    Shoot ! J cried at the end !!! Bach is a wizard ! There is no chance to escape these harmony frames !!! J get caught each and every time ! Hélène's point of view is just awsome. She carries each working hours she did practicing music on her shoulder. At all time ! The way she grabs the piece got me off land right there !

  • @adolf-katz
    @adolf-katz Před 3 lety +10

    ....hors pair l’artiste !.....elle joue comme elle respire et c’est magique.

  • @HatsOptional
    @HatsOptional Před 2 lety +11

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen and heard anything so sublime together all at once. What a gift, from them and for us.

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci

      Уверяю Вас уважаемый, что кто то точно мог слышать и что то гораздо более возвышенное, ведь все что касается области чувств всегда только субъективно.

  • @magisterLudi1000
    @magisterLudi1000 Před 2 lety +4

    I've been working on this for 10 years and after listening to many performances, this is my favorite model to capture.

  • @ronalddepesa6221
    @ronalddepesa6221 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One of my favorite pianist playing one of my favorite pieces from one my favorites in Bach.
    Doesn't get much better.
    Actually it does THIS ROCKED

  • @timward276
    @timward276 Před 2 lety +10

    that long crescendo starting around 10:15 is the most glorious moment of a glorious piece.

    • @marctwain8273
      @marctwain8273 Před 2 lety

      ba the way, like the Musik of Warning for the great acceleration in ouer time of Klima Kathastrophie

  • @janpawe3358
    @janpawe3358 Před rokem +25

    Musically, emotionally one of the best piano performance I've ever heard. It is good example how to control your emotions so your emotions don't control you.... Simply astonishing!!

  • @robdeshane321
    @robdeshane321 Před 3 lety +52

    Having heard this a hundred times on guitar and violin, I was shocked to hear this on piano! Simply gorgeously played! Really, just WOW!

    • @agnesmendespires7914
      @agnesmendespires7914 Před 3 lety +1

      Agnes Agnes et iiiipppppppppii poppiopo

    • @yurastoyan5973
      @yurastoyan5973 Před 9 měsíci

      И это не с проста, уважаемый. Ведь ни скрипка, ни гитара не обладает чисто техническими возможностями передать эту музыку во всем ее великолепном многообразии, поскольку перечисленные уважаемые инструменты напрочь лишены басов, и красивого бори- тонального звука. Именно поэтому это великое произведение в их исполнении всегда звучит гораздо более плоско и не полноценно.

    • @user-wj5gf6bc5f
      @user-wj5gf6bc5f Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@yurastoyan5973не гони теоретик там звучит по другому сам бах написал для скрипки ..но произведение настолько великое что можно играть на чем угодно и каждый раз что то открывать новое

  • @yosisade4958
    @yosisade4958 Před 9 měsíci +13

    If I was in the audience at this performance I would scream at the end. It's sixteen minutes out of this world. no words to describe....

  • @andreaconti5918
    @andreaconti5918 Před 15 hodinami

    giuro che ho applaudito istintivamente da solo in casa

  • @jacquesdurand6769
    @jacquesdurand6769 Před 2 lety +5

    She represents perfection in control of the tempo. The musical flow is flawless.

  • @HarryVerey
    @HarryVerey Před rokem +4

    Amazing rendition, such power and mental stamina .Bach to the future.

  • @peter6534
    @peter6534 Před 2 lety +7

    Breathtaking and life affirming. What an artist Hélène Grimaud is.

  • @sumaotoraibe4761
    @sumaotoraibe4761 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hélène, me permettez que je aconte de votre souvenir d'il y a quarante ans, c''etait à Tokio, Ueno Metropolitan theatre, devant la porte, vous avez eu une alure hésitante, examinant auditeurs en face. Vous ne saviez pas ceux japonais, soit brutals ou civilisés. Vous avez finalement passé la porte en glissantl e corp comme un papion, et s'apparûtes au stage. Vous vous portâtes cutume violet foncé, qui etait loyal de forme corp ( body conscious) . Le concert a été admirablement achevé. Ma surprise aujourd'hui est [ vous gardez l'apparance d'il y a quarante annnes] Brava,! Helene (de Tokio) .

  • @claudejasmin3432
    @claudejasmin3432 Před 2 lety +79

    This arrangement has opened the piece to a new dimension while conserving the original melodies and chord progression. From 6:12 to 7:52 her interpretation brought me close to tears...This is genial.

    • @fredericlaroche4410
      @fredericlaroche4410 Před 2 lety +8

      I fully agree ! I love the original version for violin (especially played by Nemanja Radulovic 😍) as well as this arrangement from Busoni which keeps the essence of the piece with a romantic touch instead of baroque.
      The section starting from 6:12 is also my favorite …. and 7:04 to 7:16 is an extraordinary fireworks 🤩

    • @Pianosphere7edk
      @Pianosphere7edk Před 2 lety +1

      100%

    • @eriktempelman2097
      @eriktempelman2097 Před 2 lety +3

      Yes, it is astounding how much the harmonies come out there. Essentially impossible for the original instrument (violin) but inspiring for guitarists. You may also like what Pepe Romero did there in his guitar rendition.

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Před 9 měsíci

      @@fredericlaroche4410 Some snobs will say its not Bach, its too romantic. As a long time Bach enjoyer I say fuck them, music is about emotions. This brings on the emotions. Its fantastic

  • @geraldcohen9436
    @geraldcohen9436 Před 2 lety +31

    Dear Madame Grimaud, once more I feel the need to thank you for the inspiration your performance of the chaconne gives me in performing my morning physiotherapy routine and contributing to my recovery. Your rendition is absolutely momentous. I am at a loss for a new adjective,as all the superlatives have been used up in previous comments,merci beaucoup,du fond de mon coeur , tout le meilleur Bien. G

    • @brucellowayne4853
      @brucellowayne4853 Před 2 lety

      what is wrong with you

    • @geraldcohen9436
      @geraldcohen9436 Před 2 lety +1

      Dear Madame Grimaud, I have not written to thank you for some time, not because I no longer enjoy the inspiration your performance of the chaconne gives me in performing my physiotherapy exercises ,
      but rather because it has resulted in a significant improvement in my
      condition. Encore,merci beaucoup du fond de mon coeur. G
      performance of the chaconne gives me my recovery

  • @robertomacchiavellomacho3819
    @robertomacchiavellomacho3819 Před 3 měsíci +1

    this is just unbelievable...

  • @31041955
    @31041955 Před 7 měsíci +3

    this composition and it's arrangement for the piano , is the Pinnacle of Human achievement .......

  • @peterfilardo9380
    @peterfilardo9380 Před 2 lety +8

    a beautiful interpretation; one that leans to the romantic side without neglecting the structure of the original.