"Bell didn’t say it, but Bach’s “Chaconne” is also considered one of the most difficult violin pieces to master. Many try; few succeed. It’s exhaustingly long -

"Bell didn’t say it, but Bach’s “Chaconne” is also considered one of the most difficult violin pieces to master. Many try; few succeed. It’s exhaustingly long -- 14 minutes -- and consists entirely of a single, succinct musical progression repeated in dozens of variations to create a dauntingly complex architecture of sound. Composed around 1720, on the eve of the European Enlightenment, it is said to be a celebration of the breadth of human possibility." Some have speculated that Bach wrote this piece upon returning from a trip to find that his wife Maria had died unexpectedly. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partita_for_Violin_No._2_(Bach)#Reception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partita_for_Violin_No._2_(Bach... Found a YouTube video of Joshua Bell playing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myXOrVv-fNk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myXOrVv-fNk