Bach Chaconne (VIOLA transcription) - Cristina Cordero

LIVE CONCERT playing Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 - J.S. Bach mov.V. Chaconne (transcribed for viola)

19/01/2019 Concierto "Futuras Promesas" Auditorio Paco de Lucía - Alcobendas - Madrid - SPAIN

[whigwood]

This work should have been written for viola originally. She has beautiful control and expression. Just the right amount of vibrato. Every printed note can be heard. Intonation almost perfect. A wonderful performance - bravo!

[macleadg]

This piece is such a monster. It’s the same four-measure progression, appearing in 64 variations, but I defy anyone to say it sounds repetitive. The structure is amazing, the technical demands extraordinary, and the emotional/musical/spiritual effect is profound. It’s really one of the most incredible pieces of music ever written, and I never get tired of hearing it or playing it (which I will never do in public, lol).

[ryoumeda]

This is honestly one of the best viola performances I've ever seen!

[cjqviola]

This piece is hard enough as it is, but on viola, wow! Beautifully played, incredible. You do the viola community proud!

[cellokid]

Many people don't understand this piece, she does

[wildfeather]

Your performance transported me to Heaven, Hell and Purgatory where I realized there is no such thing as music ... only love. Thank you for defining that through your connection with the Divine expressing the sublime as Bach's sonic poetry hoped to share with mankind. Many thanks.

[gerardleroy]

Très beau travail de transcription d’une œuvre célèbre du Cantor de Leipzig ! Et félicitations à l’interprète. Merci Cristina ❤❤❤

[rafthegoat]

I love the idea of using a baroque bow! Very well played. The viola is definitely the most suited instrument for this piece after the violin. It doesn't quite give you the same intensity as the violin but has a calming presence about it

[gonzalovaldivia]

Exquisite execution of this beautiful piece. Viola has a wonderful sound. Thanks Cristina for sharing your magnificent interpretation.

[sitsplatz]

When art is so good it makes you cry ..

[carlosricardocaicedorussi]

Ovación de pie!! Si el original en violín es casi imposible, en viola debe ser más que imposible. Magistral, sólida técnica, sonoridad impecable y excelente musicalidad!

[violatione]

Masterful playing! Thank you for sharing your artistry.

[michaels]

One has to be extremely foolhardy or even braver to attempt this transcription in a public concert. Senorita Cordero leaves one awestruck with her concentration and the articulation of all its elements and undoubtedly has appropriated this for the viola repertoire. The hours of painstaking work that must have gone into preparing it are so absorbed that it seems as though written for her instrument. It is a struggle to play on a viola but the only sign of that was in her facial tensions from time to time and not in the music. Presumably it was the G minor transcription? Some viola too!

[DanielSanchez-nnkp]

Siempre genial! Eres una gran inspiración para mi, siempre me motivas a seguir estudiando. Gracias.

[geisapires]

best interpretation of chaconne I have ever seen.

[donisjordan]

Is there any instrument left behind that the Chaconne was not described for it. I would say it is the number one piece that was mostly transcribed . Christina does wonderful so we do not miss the original violin. the pleasure we get listening to it from these super players is the same as the violin.

[bernardbarbier]

c'est tout simplement génial une maîtrise parfaite de l'alto
merci

[evaadam]

What a beautifull performance. I love it enjoy it. You inspire me to study this beautifull piece again.

[saiyanknight]

Beautiful. It’s really soothing to hear & watching you play this piece. One of my Bach favorites. It definitely sounds richer in viola.

[davidpapagopark]

Wow Cristina, that was beautiful. Thank you for your impressive performance.