My favorite piano piece which is a reinterpretation of my favorite violin piece played by one of my favorite pianists. It doesn't get much better than this.

This performance reveals the chaconne's power through its lyricism. Most pianists stress the nobility with powerful chords and hard-charging scales and chords. It's exhausting, and more often that not, a series of episodes. The power comes from gradations from piano up to forte, rather than forte down to piano and back up. This interpretation is much more integrated than most, without goopy pedal. Four strings on five fingers.

Can you believe that im writing an article as a homework for this pianist, I wanna say I love your plays. " wish me luck on my HW"

Brilliant performance

Working on some of the most basic passages of this and feeling like I need to ice the left hand after 15 mins of practice....incredible to watch and hear. Making it look easy.. Wow.

Remarkable!

Fascinating! Beautiful recording. Thanks

One of the most remarkable pianists of our time!

bravo! great interpretation and execution and focus and musicality. There is so much to this glorious piece.

I agree that it’s all about the hands - in theory - but in practice it’s the emotional and intellectual commitment of the player that really separates the wheat from the chaff. I’ve seen Levitt playing live about 15 times and what keeps pulling me back is his commitment. Everyone leaves feeling as if they’ve witnessed something unique and unrepeatable, - and they have.

Beautiful and emotionally stirring performance.

I've listened to countless performances of this wonderful transcription of Bach's noble Chaconne and this one stands head and shoulders above all the rest for both technical accomplishment and, above all, interpretation. Perfection, in my book. Judging from this and his masterly performance of the Beethoven Diabelli Variations at last year's Hay-on-Wye festival, it is clear that this young man is a SERIOUSLY fine player and musician.

thx to all of yo guys: Bach, Brahms & Levit👏

Still! It is extremely beautiful !!

SIMPLY GREAT!

Very happy to learn about this young player. He plays a lot of my MOST favorites (from BAch and Beethoven repertoire). Looking forward to hearing them all.

Great interpretation of the chaconne.

Wonderful. Thanks.

Großartig!

Who is this dude? He has magic in the fingertips.

I hope the camera man stays focused on his hands. I want to see how he negotiates those difficult stretches! I guess others want to see his expression. Well you cant please them all!

Yes really wonderful great great but we need to see the hands more :)

Er spielt es herunter. Mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen.

closest to the violin version

9:10 😵

Completely hyped Pianist. I saw him yesterday and I felt he has heavy and slow hands. He just couldn't be vigorous and fast when needed.

This is Bach transcribed by Brahms NOT Bach!😑

This guy is great. I’m not a fan of Brahms’ treatment of this piece, having listened to it Ciaccone countless times on the violin - the arrangement is muddy and he should have placed it an octave up like Bach wrote it. It would not be hard to slide your butt and the bench a foot to the right and then it would be feasible to play it as written.

At 13+ the left hand is unapproachable.

Sorry but lacks the pathos of the string original.

Saw this guy in concert recently. Total bad taste. Too much schmaltz in everything. Left at intermission.