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Re: Favorite Bach Chaconne
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:05:16 -0800
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Milan Gowin ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>As to whether the piece should be smooth, if I understand the question, I
>always thought that a chaconne should be played in a stately manner, IMHO.

I think it makes as much sense to suggest Bach's Chaconne be played as a
stately dance as it does to try waltzing to Chopin - or dancing to the
"minuet" in Beethoven's 1st.

Deryk Barker
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