Busoni's transcription of the Chaconne from Bach's Partita No.2 for Unaccompanied Violin BWV 1004 was an early product of the composer's extensive and searching creative preoccupation with the music of hispredecessor. This arrangement for piano is extraordinarily imaginative and inventive, and has established a firm place in the repertoire. This adaptation of a single melodic line into a fully-fledged, virtuosic solo piano piecefor concert performance is a true masterpiece a