Bach Busoni Chaconne D Minor BWV 1004 Valentina Lisitsa

15 Inventions, Chaconne, Partita No2, Toccata e minor and other works are now available on disc Valentina plays J.S.Bach
Recorded in 2017. Schaubuhne Lindenfelz Leipzig Hall. Boesendorfer 280VC

Recorded during pre-concert rehearsal at Torroella de Montgri April 17 2014 .
Your next best chance to hear it live :
Paris, May 21, 2014 , Salle Gaveau

[angel]

Une pièce merveilleuse et énigmatique. Toutes les émotions, les sentiments humains y passent. Je crois que c'est le monument de la musique de J.S.Bach tel que Ferruccio Busoni l'a ressenti et a traduit du violon au piano. Madame Valentina Lisitsa a l'intelligence et la sensibilité qui rendent cette pièce si complexe accesible à tous, et nous ouvre l'âme sur des horizons intérieurs et libérateurs. Mille mercis pour ce magnifique cadeau musical.

[jaredrowe]

I can watch this woman play the piano for hours.  It's like there's an itch somewhere in my brain and she knows just how and where to scratch.  

[klaus_vans]

Valentina can play literally everything! From baroque to classical then to romantic and beyond with an incredibile ease and deep understanding and sensibility. She is one of the most gifted pianist of our time. God bless her! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️

[l.m.]

This is the most impressive version of Bach Busoni Chaconne in D minor i have ever come across. Magnificent.

[soulechene]

j'écoute pour la deuxième fois depuis ce matin Chaconne, tel que vous nous la délivrez. Il n'y a pas de mot pour décrire toute l'émotion qu'on ressent à l'écoute de votre interprétation. C'est magnifique, splendide, sublime. Vous nous offrez un grand moment de musique dans sa plus majestueuse interprétation. Et Dieu sait qu'il y en a eu de belles par le passé, mais aucune ne dépasse la vôtre à mes yeux, vous jouez cette partition avec toute une palette de nuances nouvelles qui en font une version incontournable pour les amoureux de la grande musique. Merci Valentina.

[PaulBeykirch]

Such control! This is no mortal feat. Totally blown away Lisitsa, you really are something. When you play Bach, it's like the heavens split open and God's glory rains down on us all. Thank you for sharing. <3

[sarahk]

Valentina is the best pianist in the world. Listening to her play is a spiritual experience. Seeing her play live would be a dream for me!

[bedenerexhepaj]

Probably the most beautiful piece of classical music I've ever heard!!!!

[Hobott]

Какое гармоничное, вычищенное от всего суетного и бренного, возвышенное исполнение... Нет слов, право. К тому ж, я всегда люблю смотреть на руки Валентины, такие эстетические "инструменты" для звуков!

[karldelavigne]

The control and the emotional depth are astonishing. I have tears in my eyes. Profoundly beautiful.

[josephk]

I think lisitsa's is the most satisfying version I've heard. She's almost the most reliably brilliant, even if not always necessarily the best. This just sounds how I want to play it, however many years or centuries that may take

[roobsrooby]

Thank god it's back! Thank you Valantina for getting this incredible video recording back onto Youtube. The best rendition ever of Busoni Chaconne by a remarkable woman.

[stephanieandre]

I have listened to many different versions of this piece by several well-known pianists, and this interpretation is by far the best. Valentina's playing is flawless, divine, transcendent. She plays with such heart and passion but also with great precision and control. Absolutely magnificent. She's an inspiration to us all.

[NatanStreppel]

Your first-person POV camera is a really great and original idea. I've never seen anything like this before. I am, once again, truly impressed by your talent, and I honestly hope to see you playing live someday.

[gieripaucar]

Each time I listen to this piece in particular I literally travel, I literally travel out of my present and go to beautiful places I can´t really describe, then I feel amazing and say to me "I will try to be a better person than I was yesterday" this music literally touch your soul, and I invite people to do the same, to go to one of the most beautiful places in this time, in this moment, to make this world better everyday.

Greetings!!!!

[akiraishibe]

This is the most beautiful, luminous, and deepest expression of Bach Busoni Chaconne I’ve ever heard! Thank Valentina. I feel the soul of Bach would be delighted to hear your performance. You’ve got the essence of Chaconne—“Life is beautiful including sadness and happiness.” I think you can express Bach in harmony with the beauty of the spirit of this time.

[eriksatieofficiel]

I cannot get enough of this masterpiece, and Valentina's playing is just brilliant.

[Schleiermacher]

I've been listening to recordings by these exceptional pianists for days. A foretaste of paradise.

[xaviergenaux]

One of the few things which keep me alive. Une merveilleuse interprétation, sensible et maîtrisée sur un Boesendorfer par une très grande pianiste. Merci....It helps me much more than morphine, therapeutic cannabis and muscles relaxants....

[untxen]

The Chaconne in d minor give me always the best 14 minutes of the day