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

[@dlbernau]

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

[@vpoleshuck1]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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]

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

[@timothysimpson-inspire]

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!

[@jacekgajewski7445]

💖

[@foreveryung572]

Wow! What a blessing!

[@garveytimothy]

Alright I might have to catch a flight to see her in NYC

[@foreveryung572]

@ it would be well worth it. Good luck hope you get that chance.

[@bzzz0195]

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

[@marlieshill599]

MERCI merci infiniment

[@bernardpoitevin7615]

c'est particulièrement vrai ici

[@arnaldosantoro6812]

Do you mean Hélène or her Chaconne?

[@germangarcia7028]

Todo una maravilla! Bach, la Grimaud, el Stainway, nuestro gusto y hasta el mágico click...

[@violinhunter2]

"Sometimes" ??

[@danieldimaio3040]

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

[@jairusrhoades]

I was there! It was crazy how she jumped from the previous Brahms cappriccio into the Chaconne-- I think it was either as sort of paying hommage to it as a last movement of a work or an hommage to how Perlman and other greats jumped into it.

[@barbaraglynn1531]

⁠@@jairusrhoades I, too, was at Yale and Helene’s performance of this piece. Yes, indeed, she rocked the house and the response from the audience was incredible ….. an immediate standing ovation.

[@eduardodelany3918]

This performance is from another world...

[@sanderson9515]

And a better one.

[@beuming1]

@@sanderson9515 It is up to us to make it a better place, witch is the goal of creation and evolution !

[@paulhersch4787]

fhe last note ???

[@ottoschnosel6996]

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]

То

[@francisdebriey3609]

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

[@user-uv5hx]

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]

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

[@maestroadam]

uh... no.

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.

[@jsetiaw]

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

[@malcolmabram2957]

It is written that Beethoven was inspired the most by Haydn, Handel and Mozart. I wonder how much Bach influenced him. Your lovely description of this piece sums up why Beethoven is my favourite composer.

[@pierrebrignone4682]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@Geoplanetjane]

@@malcolmabram2957Beethoven?

[@Sprellic]

True, but Busoni's arrangement is not.

[@jaikee9477]

@@malcolmabram2957 The influence of Bach on Beethoven? Let's see ... At the height of his career, two years before his death, Beethoven went back to school to study Bach's fugues under Albrechtsberger. At his home in Vienna Beethoven had Bach manuscripts all over the place and whenever he played for himself, he played Bach. He endlessly used every available German superlative to describe Bach's greatness in his letter exchanges. He called him "the ocean/god of harmony" among other things. Beethoven literally worshipped Bach, and don't make start about Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Schumann, etc.

[@d0ntbeevil]

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

[@francisdebriey3609]

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 !

[@sarco64]

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]

It's eternity

[@ramyamaddali703]

@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]

agree!

[@discik1]

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

[@raffa502]

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

[@maxscriptguru]

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.

[@Alex_Gordon]

I don't know how old she is exactly but she must have been very young then

[@maxscriptguru]

@@Alex_Gordon I shook her hand backstage afterwards. And she gave me a giant smile, and crushed my hand with her grip. She was young then too. So was I.

[@barbaraglynn1531]

⁠​⁠@@Alex_Gordon currently, July of 2024, Helene is 54. In this video, she is about 33 or 34. I heard her perform this piece this year in February. If possible, she was even better than her earlier performance. Helene, like fine wine just gets better with age !!! For me, she is in the top three of classical pianists currently performing. Martha Argerich, Helene Grimaud, and, a distant third, Yuja Wang.

[@quesneynicolas2179]

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

[@doc032848]

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]

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

[@achilleraumsog7216]

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]

wonderfull interruption?

[@anilphilip546]

"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]

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]

@@beatrixorosz3462 Esattamente, non avrei saputo dirlo meglio.

[@davidfrasier2946]

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.

[@davidfrasier2946]

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

[@davidfrasier2946]

The perfect convolution of the male and female principles.

[@Jean-PierreMichard-n5m]

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

[@jsphotos]

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

[@rykehuss3435]

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

[@yurastoyan5973]

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

[@yurastoyan5973]

​@@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]

@@yurastoyan5973 Рабов?..

[@rykehuss3435]

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

[@Chachboon1]

This is an absolute BEAST of a piece; how does she makes it sound so easy, effortless and coherent!!

[@petripeltoniemi3777]

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!

[@garveytimothy]

Thinking of flying to NYC from Portland to see it..

[@jamesgolightly2295]

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]

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]

Great comment! Thanks! You're absolutely right.

[@bzzz0195]

@@idanyou thank you!

[@allenpodet8769]

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]

@@bzzz0195 look I

[@gsamsasamsa]

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.

[@Zofzoeif]

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 !

[@ryanbonin1009]

What a legendary performance.

[@andrelefebvre5453]

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!

[@31041955]

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

[@jochimquantz-p9l]

Agreed. No question!!

[@Claudia-zy4bj]

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.

[@stephaneloridan9282]

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

[@Anitsirc25]

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]

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

[@Nogah100]

A genius. Intellectually and emotionally.

[@chrismoyler]

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!

[@Karlinberlin1]

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

[@Gurci28]

0:34 to 0:54 ( concentration )

[@fernandor5082]

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

[@jamesbell7220]

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

[@nellobongiorno4313]

Si rimane annichiliti da tanta immensità , senza parole ma con l'animo pieno di fiducia e speranza per il mondo e la vita . Grazie Hélène di averci fatto un dono immenso in questo momento in cui l'umanità sembra smarrita e confusa ; per fortuna c'è la musica immortale di Bach , Busoni e Grimaud .

[@howardandmaggie]

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

[@LesterLee-gj9kl]

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.

[@harveyperkoff6325]

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]

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

[@harveyperkoff6325]

@@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]

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]

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

[@mikeg2924]

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

[@jacekgajewski7445]

nie sądziłem że kiedyś usłyszę dokładnie to co trzeba. Jest to absolutnie najlepsze dla mnie wykonanie jakie kiedykolwiek słyszałem. Pani Helena jest jedyna w swoim rodzaju. To geniusz. Jestem oszołomiony Jej wykonaniem.💖

[@snakeinthegrass20]

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]

Only 15 years? I'm going on 60.

[@PBECKLES1]

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

[@jefvillon3050]

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

[@paulmrattigan5479]

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!

[@sakuntalabasu1493]

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]

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]

@@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]

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.

[@natasegundo]

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!!!

[@ubiestinsula]

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

[@stephenmessick865]

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

[@JOlsson01]

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

[@Ciaccona255]

Yeap

[@WilliamBlaky]

I hope to hear your interpretation on KZbin some day!

[@yurastoyan5973]

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?

[@TheRealGnolti]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@loving-everyone-equally]

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

[@evanofelipe]

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]

Yes.

[@yurastoyan5973]

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

[@evanofelipe]

@@yurastoyan5973 Елена - поистине одаренная пианистка.

[@gillesbloch8556]

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

[@drogdrogly4086]

Предельная чувственность и страсть исполнения. БРАВО Элен Гримо! Феноменальный музыкант!

[@robdeshane321]

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]

Agnes Agnes et iiiipppppppppii poppiopo

[@yurastoyan5973]

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.

[@СергейМанько-ж7л]

​@@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

[@claudejasmin3432]

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]

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]

100%

[@eriktempelman2097]

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]

@@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

[@johnellis3244]

Grimaud you are an angel - this performance is amazing!

[@yurastoyan5973]

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.

[@edwardwilliamson1863]

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]

Perfectly said. Thank you

[@edwardwilliamson1863]

@@GaiaDanu Thank you for responding.

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

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

[@edwardwilliamson1863]

@@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]

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

[@gerhardk.3432]

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.

[@Marshmallow_Venom]

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.

[@vernonsmart]

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

[@wocomoMUSIC]

Couldn't agree more! ;)

[@youngpaderewski3668]

...in an amazing venue.

[@johnsmith-mo1yc]

What piano is she using?

[@vernonsmart]

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

[@marlieshill599]

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

[@michaeld2519]

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

[@geraldcohen9436]

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

[@Sona75493]

I can’t count how many times I listened this marvelous piece. I almost wanna cry. God...

[@threethrushes]

The performance speaks for itself.

[@HelenaWilliams8696]

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.

[@geraldcohen9436]

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]

what is wrong with you

[@geraldcohen9436]

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

[@adolf-katz]

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

[@gbarthg]

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

[@francinesicard464]

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

[@janpawe3358]

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!!

[@olgakaplan4039]

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

[@Keithustus]

how was she?

[@claranimmer7349]

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

[@施淑燕-l4i]

謝謝直播每次聽到這個音樂感謝無窮想說得好多讓音樂朋友們苗說過

[@tcr1962]

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

[@evanofelipe]

These have to be the most defining moments 8:39 followed by 13:15 where Bach calmly expresses his complete belief and commitment to God and powerfully builds the emotion to drive home his message.

[@Msaqer]

I'm crying

[@josephwetzel2683]

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

[@VenusianRed]

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]

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

[@RolandHuettmann]

Hëlène is one of my favorite interpreters, she is so deeply involved in the music without any showing up. And she plays with depth. Bravo.

[@iguarni]

I love her performances. My Personal ranking in Ciaccona: 1) AB Michelangeli 2) Sergio Fiorentino 3) Helene

[@RolandHuettmann]

@@iguarni Is there any need for ranks? Maybe today I prefer a red rose over a pink one, tomorrow my mood may change. But if there is some logic regarding ranking then maybe you could share such understanding? Generally said, I try to avoid always being in judging mode...)

[@iguarni]

I wrote “my Personal”

[@RolandHuettmann]

@@iguarni Sure, I understood that, but a question was born from it... )))

[@peterlumik2079]

@@RolandHuettmann 👍💯

[@peter6534]

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

[@yosisade4958]

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....

[@user-cm6nx8ms6h]

Es tut so gut in dieser engen Zeit einen Hauch von Ewigkeit und Weite durch dieses Stück zu erspüren.

[@sylviepierre1942]

Mon dieu, que cette pianiste est belle!

[@florencevinit648]

extraordinaire..tout est "raconté", aucun moment vide ou ennuyeux ou juste virtuose. Quelle grande artiste...

[@jamescecil3563]

For heights and depths no words can reach, this music is the soul's speech.

[@AMeza-fb7ko]

Beautiful. Amazing. A true artist making true art.

[@Gurci28]

2:01

[@samueltiosam8673]

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]

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

[@TalentedDilittante]

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!

[@hk12rvn]

this is the absolute best thing as of today. Incroyable d'écouter ça par hasard sur KZbin ! when modern times suck, Helene shines.

[@jacquesbroussal4146]

Magnifique !!! De bons souvenirs des concerts d'Hélène Grimaud que nous avons eu la chance de pouvoir écouter.

[@alangoldhammer7460]

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 KZbin. Grimaud is Bolet's equal in this piece.

[@quantummath]

The very fact that classical music has survived so many centuries is fascinating and inspiring. What a great piece and a great performance.

[@gilsonbarbosa6745]

Bach, o mais transcendental de todos os músicos em todos os tempos em uma performance magistral da grande Helene Grimaud!

[@quantummath]

Bach goes right through my soul. Hard to overestimate how captivating Bach's music is. @@gilsonbarbosa6745

[@luigicervaro3910]

Ogni volta che ascolto questo capolavoro ho la sensazione di attingere all'essenza della musica alla sua profondità quasi al mistero.La esecuzione di questa eccezionale pianista rende alla perfezione la bellezza di questo brano.

[@jacquesdurand6769]

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

[@pianosound]

To listen this music and this performance has been a mistic experience. When three genius does meet , Bach, Busoni, and this so young she - pianist which was unknown to me, the results can´t be no other than a trascendental experience.

[@HG23456]

But how can Helene Grimaud be unknown to you 😅she is one of the greatest ✌🏻most likely in the top 5 of worlds best female pianists

[@user-cg6cb9tu2y]

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

[@gunnarbjorck929]

I've Said it before...but i can never say it enough...This is THE most perfect performnce there Ever going to be of This Piece!! Absolutley outstanding!!! THE power...THE feeling...THE emotion..THE accuracy...Woaow!!! Fantastic!!! I thank you from My crying heart!!🥲🥲🥰🥰🎹🎹

[@allenpodet8769]

I agree entirely.

[@hlpimcnfsdl9715]

Me too!

[@elizabethreed5648]

Is this Bjork from Sugarcubes?

[@gunnarbjorck929]

@@elizabethreed5648 No...i'm sweet...but no sugarcube..😊

[@shirleyrombough8173]

There are no words. Mme. Grimaud is in her own world but takes us with her. I also cherish Itsaak Perlman's performance of this piece. Both allow us to enter this transcendant world.

[@richardshaw9599]

Listen to Heifetz!

[@99Besame]

I share your assessment. Bach rose from his grave twice - for Perlman in 1978 and later for Grimaud in 2008.

[@marlieshill599]

merci beaucoup pour vos messages intéressants

[@shirleyrombough8173]

@@marlieshill599 - Mme Hill: de rien.

[@horacioparenti8995]

aBUSA DEL USO DEL PEDAL

[@lucienpieri5392]

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...

[@peterfilardo9380]

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

[@franckcdu1252]

Ouahh merci KZbin de me proposer ce trésor.... quelle émotion! Je rêve de me retrouver dans une salle de concert avec cette artiste et son piano, quelle profondeur dans son jeu. Respect.

[@tonycammarano2437]

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

[@deben1999]

Oh, that is so well done! ...picking up Bach's heartbeat from 3 centuries ago, following a great loss.

[@gerardocovarrubias4816]

One of the most beautiful interpretations I have seen this year so far of any piece.

[@pascalplissonneau187]

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! ♥