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Music Talk: Monday 26 April 2021
Meeting open for joining at 7:45 pm Beirut Time (GMT+3 or UCT+3)
Talk starts at 8:00 pm and until 9:30

Bach's Chaconne (from Partita No 2 in D minor for Solo Violin)
Language: English
Speaker: Akram Najjar

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This 14 minute masterpiece is one of the most important pieces that Bach wrote. It is the last movement of the solo Violin Partita No 2 in D minor. Akram will use short clips by experts talking about Chaconnes and Passacaglias, and some about this particular Chaconne.
These will be followed by 3 performances of the Chaconne: 1) one on solo violin (original), 2) one on piano for the left hand (arranged by Brahms) and 3) one on a Lute (arranged by Dunford).



Akram Najjar is a graduate of AUB in Physics and Mathematics (1966). By 1969, he completed a degree in Electronic Engineering in University of Hertfordshire, UK. His professional life was spent in Information Technology and organizational management. He spent a lot of time on reengineering business and public sector processes.
When Akram was 14, he chanced upon an evening program that presented one Jazz great at a time. He was hooked in Jazz in parallel with his love for Classical music. In our earlier Season 3 and 4, he gave 2 workshops: "For the Love of Jazz" and "Ten Great Jazz Songs". He also gave a talk on "What is the Blues?" in Summer 2017.
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