Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

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The Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental solo violin movement renowned for its emotional depth, structural complexity, and demanding virtuosity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chaconne ⓘ
movement ⓘ
violin composition ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1723 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1717 ⓘ
basedOn repeating bass progression ⓘ
catalogNumber BWV 1004 ⓘ
composer Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
durationRange approximately 12 to 15 minutes ⓘ
firstPublication 1802 (within first edition of Bach’s solo violin works) ⓘ
form chaconne with variations ⓘ
genre baroque violin music ⓘ
dance variation form ⓘ
hasArrangement guitar transcriptions ⓘ
orchestral arrangements by various composers ⓘ
organ transcriptions ⓘ
piano arrangement by Ferruccio Busoni ⓘ
piano arrangement by Johannes Brahms for left hand alone ⓘ
influenced later composers and arrangers ⓘ
violin performance tradition ⓘ
instrumentation solo violin ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementNumber 5 ⓘ
notableCommentaryBy Johannes Brahms ⓘ
Yehudi Menuhin ⓘ
notableFeature extreme technical difficulty for solo violin ⓘ
great emotional depth ⓘ
large-scale variation structure ⓘ
rich polyphonic writing on a single violin ⓘ
originalManuscriptBy Johann Sebastian Bach ⓘ
partOf Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ
linked to: D minor (BWV 1004)

Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006 ⓘ
placeOfComposition Köthen ⓘ
positionInWork final movement ⓘ
recognizedAs cornerstone of violin repertoire ⓘ
one of the greatest works for solo violin ⓘ
requires advanced violin technique ⓘ
rhythmicFeature continuous variation over a repeating harmonic pattern ⓘ
section D major central section ⓘ
D minor opening section ⓘ
return to D minor ⓘ
structure contrasting sections in minor and major keys ⓘ
stylePeriod Baroque ⓘ
texture frequent double stops and chords ⓘ
implied multi-voice counterpoint ⓘ
tonalCenter D ⓘ
workNumberInSet 2 of 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin ⓘ

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Violin Partitas and Sonatas → notableMovement → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ
Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato → notableMovement → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ
D minor (BWV 1004) → usedInWork → Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ
BWV 1001–1006 → notableMovement → Chaconne from BWV 1004 ⓘ
linked to: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 → relatedWork → Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 ⓘ
linked to: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Ferruccio Busoni → notableWork → Bach Chaconne in D minor transcription ⓘ
linked to: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Hilary Hahn Plays Bach → hasMovement → BWV 1004 – Ciaccona ⓘ
subject linked to: album "Hilary Hahn Plays Bach"
linked to: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Ciaccona → commonlyKnownAs → Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004 (from Partita No. 2) ⓘ
linked to: Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004