Kanahi Yamashita plays Chaconne from the Violin Partita Nr.2 BWV1004 (J.S.Bach)

Guitar: Kanahi Yamashita （山下愛陽）
Recording: Shintaro Sugiura
Guitar build by Rinaldo Vacca

[robertoalexandre]

Having heard the Chaconne by so many grear guitarists and violinists (as well as the Brahms and Busoni transcriptions for piano), this stands among the best. She completely and seamlessly effaces any technical difficulties and what remains is remarkable phrasing, coloratura, dynamics and the purest conveyance of the piece's emotional depth and range. Ms. Yamashita dignifies the amazing legacy of her father and brings her own unique personality and rendering to this Bach masterpiece.

[adrian.bastin]

Where a passage of solid chords opened out into a rolling succession of individual notes, it took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes - the most visual experience I have ever had, while listening to a piece of music. The wonderful thing about Bach is the way it demands from everyone who plays his music, to put them self into it - even if they are playing it as straight from the sheet music as they can. This is a most beautiful rendition of perhaps the most beautiful music ever written.

[jameszbn]

The tone she gets with her right hand technique is amazing.

[HuguesTalbot]

This performance makes it feel like as if the Chaconne was always meant to be played on the guitar.

[bbgoodnough]

This has always been my favourite Chaconne. Recently quit watching another one and came back here to cleanse my ears.

[trevorsimpson]

Totally agree with Roberto Alexandre - it's unbelievably perfect, this performance! You wonder how could it be bettered ... not that we should ever think like that about musical performance but this completely gasping

[romeozulu]

Oh my god, this is so fantastic! She gets part of the instrument. Eyes shut, her cheek glued to the corpus, feeling the dialog between her and the instrument. She is not playing to impress any audience. It's an intimate dialog between her and the Chaconne that is so immaculate and marvelous that no words can do it justice. She is in her own world. This reminds me so much of Glenn Gould, when he was playing the "Kunst der Fuge". Anybody that masters the Chaconne is to be admired, but to do it like she does, leaves us in awe.

[gerald]

"Bach wrote it in memory of his first wife, after he returned from a trip to discover that she had died." It represents the beauty and yet the seriousness of life

[keylanoslokj]

the fact those artists have 3.000 subscribers and pop or rap artists have multiple millions is beyond me

[johndongas]

I am 71 years old and have played the guitar since age 13. I have heard the Chaconne played by many incredible guitarists as well as the best violinists, pianists and even accordionists. I have never heard a better performance - this playing brought tears to my eyes. As we say in Greek Άριστος, Άριστος!!!

[rjames]

時代は変わりました！

Violin Partita Nr.2 BWV1004

[TalentedDilittante]

My favorite, my ONLY go-to rendition of the Bach Chaconne! Why? With not regard to the instrument, throughout I felt Bach's pain and anguish, his occasional glory in life. Amazing performance. . . . The timing of the commercial break-ins enfuriated me.

[rdubb]

The Chaconne is the story of humankind moving through suffering and eventually through to redemption and peace. You capture this beautifully, tears are rolling down my face.

[ronaldogarcia]

The Bach’s chaconne is one of the best piece of secular music ever. In my opinion, it can, alone, represent the greatness of the Bach’s geniality.

[claudojapon]

C'est absolument superbe à tout point de vue : couleur, profondeur, compréhension de l'oeuvre, interprétation et rendu, vibration et unité de la pensée, de l'âme devrait-on dire, et de l'instrument. Jamais le bois n'a aussi bien chanté, pleuré et transcendé les émotions humaines. Merci Bach, Merci Kanashi Yamashita, une très grande guitariste.

[denadragana]

Bach is not cold Baroque, Bach is the most tender soul and the greatest jazzer among composers. We feel the soul of Bach through Yamashita's fingers!

[ayakokawatani]

とても綺麗です！
一歳になる娘が拍手しています✨ベルリンで会いました彩より

[patrickduchesneau]

Entendre Bach a la guitare c'est toujours un immense bonheur, et surtout magnifiquement bien jouer

[TimothyCampling]

Bach would have loved this interpretation - and so do I. In fact I have never heard any better. So loving and heart moving and yet not romantic and never stressing any notes, any effects - but letting the music speak directly to the 💗

[codonauta]

I am sure this is the best Bach´s Chaccone in the guitar I´ve ever heard. Everything very clean and balanced, truly impressive,