J.S. Bach's / Alan Mearns' "Chaconne" performed on a 1928 Hermann Hauser I (Ex Julian Bream) guitar

[@nasigil5928]

This is one of the most astonishing and refreshing takes on Chaconne in guitar history.

[@snowfiresunwind]

Beautiful performance as always from Alan. Those harpsichord like trills just floor me!

[@EricNorstrom]

A masterpiece played on a masterpiece from the hands of a master. That was a remarkable musical journey.

[@BangBangChicken]

This was absolutely stunning, truly beautiful

[@DSW964]

Astonishing- in interpretation and deliverance. Alan giving us a detailed explanation of his approach to trying understand and convey Bach’s intent is both revealing and incredibly inspirational.

[@Kimverup-kh8hx]

Incredible ❤❤❤ If Nigel North once dreamt that Bach handed him a lute, then Bach surely has brought Alan Mearns a guitar 😀🥳 Best version and performance I've ever seen or heard 👍🏽🎶🎵🎶

[@jlas0324]

Beautiful! Probably the greatest piece of music ever written for a solo instrument (albeit not the guitar) in a version so different from every other one us guitarists were used to, and very appealing indeed! A triumph of spirit over matter as a musicologist once called this chaconne, in a new version (Alan already had uploaded it some time ago), played on a Hermann Hauser I that belonged to the great Julian Bream! 👏👏👏

[@artemy.guitar]

I had the privilege to listen to this piece live. Thank you maestro!

[@JH_Phillips]

Alan Mearns’ arrangements are always so beautiful.

[@abozzone]

Esto sonó absolutamente barroco! Hermoso! Bellísimo arreglo!

[@사명대사3세]

근래 몇 년 동안 들어왔던, 그 많은 연주와 곡들 가운데, 단연 최고의 연주와 편곡이었습니다!

[@dragangitara]

Magnificent! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@isaacroche3223]

Bach+Mearns+Hauser=💕💕💕

[@laurentcourcol9653]

Magistral, une partition lumineuse, une interprétation très claire dans un son près du chevalet très « clavecin » avec une expressivité intense en prime.

[@Th3Alfisti]

Great!!!! 🎉🎉You have put a new life in this piece ❤enjoyed that a lot

[@ΣπύροςΚουκάκης-ι6β]

Fantastic!!!

[@lllonilll]

best version of Chaccone I've heard ever!

[@bobonster83]

Charming! Thank you so much both for that breathtaking performance and for illustrating that masterpiece of luthiery so convincingly!

[@theobenjamin]

Phenomenal ❤❤❤

[@maischlma]

Beautiful. ❤

[@hafid371]

Wonderful !!!

[@ExpertWindowCleaningBatonRouge]

The most significant reimagining of the Chaconne since Busoni! Mesmerizing .

[@lucasfernandeschagas8533]

❤❤❤ Amazing.

[@manduker]

Astonishing...

[@zazagurtskaia214]

BRAVO 👋

[@lawrencetendler7747]

a beautiful guitar

[@joe308watson]

guy is a monster I always see him making variations just for fun sometimes he says he writes them in his dreams

[@bossanovaboy]

Really good performance and arrangement! The harp - like scales and 2 string trills give a more harpsichord sound to this originally written for violin piece ✌

[@lerouzicmatthieu]

.....wow.

[@utzuckz]

thanks for the short talk at the end, which was very instructive 👋 🙏

[@alexwhitney2205]

Wow!

[@emmanuelsmith826]

AMAZING

[@ClassicalGuitarMusings]

Master guitarist

[@manu6cuerdas1982]

With so many ornamentations it ends up being a different work based on the Chaconne... technically incredible and with an amazing guitar.

[@nasigil5928]

Chaconne on guitar was a transcription from violin to begin with. Baroque music was supposed to be full of improvisation and ornamentation. In some way, one could argue this version may be closer to what Bach intended if he were to write Chaconne for guitar himself.

[@manu6cuerdas1982]

@@nasigil5928 The closest thing was what he wrote for violin...

[@velizar8880]

👏👏👏

[@kentlarue3299]

Welcome ornamentation appropriate to the period Sounds bright in e minor. I'm thinking this would be even better on a spruce doubletop

[@l.a.s8274]

A complete virtuosic performance

[@entschwindet]

"oh great, *another* chaconne!" I thought, but that was very foolish: this was incredible…

[@tomphillips6743]

Wait so Julian Bream had his initials inscribed on his guitar?

[@uneedtherapy42]

God like cross string trills

[@jean-francoismasson]

original !! et très intéressant bien joué, seule version de ce type ! belle maitrise et compréhension de l'oeuvre, très beau travail !! bravo !!

[@TonyRijos]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DIEGOGONZALEZ-np9ed]

Reminds me of the inimitable version of Joquin Clerch the greate Cuban guitarist!!!

[@e4d578]

He has a Scottish/Irish/Sourthern US accent.

[@MiguelFerreyraGuitar]

Rafael Aguirre is the current best Chaccone player, in my opinion.

[@CarlosAlvarez-v2t]

No me resulta agradable este arreglo taque toco esta obra , tengo el arreglo de Segovia y la escrita para violin por Bach, entre tanto ornamento se pierde el sentimiento de la obra prima la soberbia y no la humildad de un hombre profundamente religioso, le sobran casi 7 minutos que solo agregan distracción y no aportan,nada solo vanidad para mostrar sus conocimientos

[@javiersanchezdelabarquera4879]

No se trata de tocar la Chacona original, sino una variación basada en ella. Una búsqueda de armonías y contrapuntos fantasiosos, con remembranzas de ornamentos barrocos pero pensados en el instrumento. A la manera de las composiciones basadas en piezas de diversos autores clásicos que hace el virtuoso del piano Marc André Hamelin. No hay que compararla con la de Bach, sino gozarla como divertimento virtuosista.

[@snowfiresunwind]

@@javiersanchezdelabarquera4879 I agree wholeheartedly.

[@CarlosAlvarez-v2t]

@javiersanchezdelabarquera4879 cuando tocas en público te sometes a su juicio la Chacona de Bach no es un divertimento, si a ti te gusta y además te parece bien, opinamos claramente en forma diferente

[@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp]

​@@javiersanchezdelabarquera4879 Amigo. Hay que sentirse muy "valiente" para hacerle "arreglos" a una de las grandes obras maestras de Bach y dejarla sonando como música de circo. Estoy de acuerdo con el comentario principal: hay mucha música que pueden manipular a su antojo, pero NO A BACH. Saludos

[@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp]

​@@CarlosAlvarez-v2tTotalmente de acuerdo contigo, Carlos.

[@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp]

*Con todo mi respeto,* pero creo que el experimento terminó en desastre. Las grandes obras maestras de la historia de la música no merecen ser manipuladas a placer de cada quien. Si no les agradan las obras como son, pueden elegir otras piezas del muy extenso repertorio para la guitarra, y no hacer esto que escuchamos.

[@karmmaguitar]

no lo veo como un desastre pero definitivamente es un experimento, o como me gusta llamarlo: una curiosidad musical. La verdad también cansa ver cientos y cientos de guitarristas tocando (y mal) la misma versión de segovia, en mi opinión nada supera la versión original para violín pero estos experimentos tienen derecho a existir así ya no suene como Bach sobre todo por las voces agregadas y la armonía que no está en el estilo de Bach. Sin embargo muchos compositores han tomado de bach para escribir y existen muchos arreglos de la chaconne hechos a lo largo de la historia por grandes compositores.

[@laucha490]

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