I'm happy to introduce you to this wonderful composition. Yes, violin and cello music are well suited to the guitar. I suspect if the guitar were available then, Bach may have created many of his works for our instrument. If you listen to the Chaconne on violin, and then on guitar you may find. as I do, it is much more beautiful on guitar, because the bow has to skip across the strings with cords, and loses the richness and nuance of the harmonics. Of course, it requires very good technique to hold the melody in the different voices, and to make them legato on guitar. After you have looked at the book site in more detail. If you want me to send a gift copy of the book, please email a mailing address.

Joseph

Kcrayon wrote:

Dear Joseph,

Thanks for your quick reply! I visited your site at once even before I finished reading the letter. It was very interesting to know new about Johann Sebastian Bachs' privat life episodes. And the way they positively affected on his creative work. I suppose I am eager to listen to this Chaconne now because I have had no idea of it before. Frankly speaking, I know just a few of his compositions, but they seem to be different from others with their illusive easiness, but perfect melody. His things like Paganinis' suits to guitar more than any others. Maybe it is because violin is a relative to a guitar...
Anyway, now I am beginning to read your site more closely... Thank you!

Kirill

----- Original Message -----
From: jmast
To: bachforguitar@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [bachforguitar] Guitar playing...

Hello Kirill,
I'm also a classical guitarist, non professional, and Bach lover. I wrote a fiction novel about Bach's Chaconne. It tells the story of how the Chaconne effects the life of the protagonist, and in alternating chapters, an historically accurate, but fictional account of Bach's life, and how he came to compose it. If you go to the book site: http://www.chaconne.us/ You can listen to the music, see a book clip, and read sample chapters. If you find it interesting, I'd be happy to send you a complimentary copy, if you send your address. If you enjoy reading it, perhaps you could recommend it to others, and spread the word, in your country.

Best regards,

Joseph

Kirill wrote:
Hello, again!

My name is Kirill. I live in Russia and fond of playing a guitar of all kinds: acoustic, electric, [classical]... to name but a few. Well, one of my favourite composers transcripted for classical guitar is [J.S.]Bach. I play not much of him, but his tunes sound very interesting, espesially in comparison with different others.
If anybody likes to speak about a guitar-playing, I would be glad. But I am not a professional at all, please have it in mind :-))

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