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.
@@hxyjdn You do realize, that this is the actual personal channel of the artist showcasing her skills? Why do you need to be a prick about it? If you prefer Feeley and Segovia, then go to their channels. Feeley actually got one. Segovia have made many recordings in his life, which is even better for you to listen to, because then you do not need to insult people on social media, while you on top feel on higher moral and intellectual grounds. I by the way love Feeley's Chaconne, but Segovia's music in general not so much at all. Actually an acquainted of mine ruined that for me once and for all, not by purpose, but simply by pointing out the fact, that Segovia, with his abnormal huge hands and fingers, had an habit of overstrumming and massively make emphasis on notes, which are not highlighted in the actual music score at all or on any other instrument, and it is true. Once heard that, I could never unhear that again. Another thing is, Feeley made his best version of this music in his 50s and Segovia also late in his career. The Chaconne is a showcase piece on many instruments, because it of course is very beautiful, but also is notoriously hard to play to perfection. Kanahi Yamashita is today a mere 26 year young lady and at the recording at most 23 years! She do astonishing well, and in all effect, what I read you really saying down the line is, that you prefer a man's version over a tiny female guitarist, because smooth performance is not something, that you value. Well, I feel the other way around then, I much prefer the version of Yamashita and also Anabel Montesinos over almost anyone out there, maybe except for the version of Moran Wasser on an 11-string guitar. He do however also play this piece significantly more smooth and modern, than Segovia did.
That addition of the bass strings certainly makes it entirely at home on the guitar. The timbre, not as high and bright as the violin makes it as you say "always meant to be played on the guitar". I agree with you totally.
In some sense this makes sense, the guitar has the harmonic structure similarly capable to the keyboard, blocking chords, 3rds and tenths achievable easily across a preformance and it has expression qualities although different to the violin similarly en mas.
Any movements that's not Andante or Adagio in Bach's violin sonatas&partitas generally sounds better on guitar. Especially the fugues. Guitar just makes those polyphonic passages sounds so much more natural
For sure, Bach definitely pushed the violin to its polyphonic limits in the Chaconne, guitar doesn't have to awkwardly roll 3 and 4 note chords in this like violin does
The reprobate and corporate propaganda machine, which normal people calls mainstream media, push those crap artists and not real musicians, like this. I honestly think, that it is detrimental to human mental health and also moral integrity for sure to listen to that shit in rotation on essentially all radio programs nowadays. It is the spirit of rebellion pushed, and the initial rebel were the serpent in the garden of Eden: It were the devil!
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.
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.
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
"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
That is folklore and not a fact at all. No one really knows for sure even when this piece were written, it could be all from 1717 to 1720 and his first wife died in 1720, actually just by that fact suggesting, that it might be a myth entirely pushed by one so-called expert, professor Helga Thoene.
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.
amazing first i see someone contorting themselves with extreme sensitivity and it does not feel fake, highly intuitive and beautiful, one of the best interpretation i have heard thus far
Flawless technique, amazingly clean & consistent tone and control of dynamics. When they say having children is the only form of immortality they were right: especially when one's offspring continues in the same great tradition as the parent. Just as Bach sprang from and later produced great musicians, so this musician has come from a great talent. I hope she continues that tradition if she has children of her own!
Fine playing, absolutely. A lovely sublime touch yet there's power there that shows itself when warranted. A real talent. Just beautiful playing, one of the most beautiful renditions of the Chaconne that I've heard in many years. This young lady will go far, just as she should. There's nothing there but her and the guitar. One can see that she is totally at one with the guitar and entirely engrossed in the music. There's nothing else there but the player, the instrument and the music. What more can an audience ask for?
My favorite piece of music, and I very rarely can stand to hear it on guitar (even though I play guitar) but this is a phenomenal performance. The best guitar rendition I’ve ever heard by far.
A soul stirring performance of a work that has been played by all the greats- Ms Yamashita joins all of them by this intense nuanced performance. One really feels blessed to have heard such heavenly music.
Her control in the tone and play every string in a clearly mode is AMAZING. maybe is the best version technique that i heard in my life. Too much warmy sound and level of interpretation. Her nails are pulish in a magic way
Sans aucune hésitation la meilleure interprétation dans un style classique ,avec un contrôle ,un équilibre,un sens du phrasé,un rythme, une musicalité, une virtuosité,un sens du tempo,une compréhension musicale,d'un bout à l'autre complètement exceptionnels et rarissimes que je n'ai jamais entendu auparavant! après 50 ans d'écoute !! la perfection me semble avoir été atteinte !!
This perf. right up there with the best of them. Fantastic piece and it has such emotional depth and range in the right hands. Stunning. Arigato gozaimasu.
I listened to Kanahi playing Bach's Chaconne after listening to a very promising, well-known young female guitarist from Japan. I was overwhelmed by Kanahi's stately performance.
There was one more performance of Chaconne, my favorite song. Hilary Hahn, Paul Galbraith, Andres Segovia...and Kanahi Yamashita. Her performance is like listening to Chaconne standards played on guitar. The level of concentration he maintains until the end of the song is amazing.
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.
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 💗
Technik perfekt! Tolle Gitarre, warm und schön weich und sehr deutlich und total ausgeglichen von allen Saiten. Eine wunderbare junge Gitarristin am Horizon
I love how she plays this exquisite piece of music not only with her fingers - she plays it with her hart and soul . So beautiful tears makes my face wet . . . ❤️❤️❤️
That addition of the bass strings certainly makes it entirely at home on the guitar. The timbre, not as high and bright as the violin makes it as you say "always meant to be played on the guitar.
Kanahi is a very talented musician and an excellent guitarist. Brilliantly taught by her father! I really look forward to listening to more of her playing. What a fluid, inspiring and beautiful performance this is! It puts the listener at ease.The world is your oyster.
