Brahms / Bach

[edouard]

Hello there,

Does anyone play Brahms' transcription for lh of Bach's Chaconne? (not the Busoni version, that is)
I was just curious about some fingerings, I have the whole thing fingered but wanted to check a couple of things before learning it proper (esp. the fast passage before the part in the D major). Maybe could you PM me if you can discuss it with me!

best,

edward

[Daevren]

I didn't know Brahms did a version. How does it compare to Busoni? Some people dislike Busoni as a composer, I don't. But a Brahms version sounds interesting too.

[mikeyg]

The one for left hand alone?  I was going to try this for a while, but then I was like:   "no"

[whynot]

I haven't played the transcription, only the original.  I only heard about the Brahms recently, in reading his letters to Clara.  I guess he did the transcription for her, and it coincided with a time that she had hurt her right hand and was only using LH, only he did it and sent it to her before he knew about this.  Doesn't sound like a true story, but it's in the letters, so...