Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin arr. for guitar
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Title: Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin arr. for guitar
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Main Performer: Paul Galbraith (Guitar)
Date of Release: 10/1998
Label / Distributor: Delos / Metronome
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 2 hours 59 minutes
Genre(s): Instrumental
Producer: Ramiro Belgardt
SPAR Code: DDD
EAN: 13491323220
Work 1
Work Title: (3) Sonatas and 3 Partitas, BWV1001-06
Excerpt(s): 1. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 2. Adagio; Fuga; Siciliano; Presto 3. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002 4. Allemande; Double I; Courante; Double II; Sarabande; Double III; Tempo di Bourrée; Double IV 5. Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003 6. Grave; Fuga; Andante; Allegro 7. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 8. Allemande; Courante; Sarabande; Gigue; Chaconne 9. Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV1005 10. Adagio; Fuga; Largo; Allegro assai 11. Partita No. 3 in E, BWV1006 12. Preludio; Loure; Gavotte en rondeau; Menuett I; Menuett II; Bourrée; Gigue 13. 4e
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1720
Date Recorded: 1997-8
Main Performer: Paul Galbraith (Guitar)
Opera Part(s): Paul Galbraith
Location of Work Recording: First Congregational Church, Los Angeles
Advantages: Wonderful transcriptions of JS Bach's majestic music; sensitive, tender, vivacious, effortless and fluid playing. Disadvantages: Nil.
...Variata in A Minor (Italian Variations) BWV 989
7 Gigue from ViolinPartita no 3. BWV1006
Trio Sonata in C Major BWV 529
8 Allegro
9 Largo
10 Allegro
Concerto in C minor (after Marcello) BWV 974:
11 Allegro
12 Largo
13 Presto
14 Bist du bei mir (from Anna Magdalena Notebook BWV 508)
Concerto in A major (transposed to C Major) BWV 1055:
15 Allegro
16 Larghetto
17 Allegro ma non tanto
18 Badinerie from Orchestral Suite no.2 BWV 1067
19 Agnus Dei from Mass in B minor BWV 232
Performers:
Alison Balsom (trumpets), Colm Carey (organ), Alina Ibragimova (violin), Alistair Ross (harpsichord & chamber organ), Mark Caudle (viola da gamba)
Total running time: 71' 31"
List Price:
$16.98
GBP13.99
(Of course, it can easily be had for less on many online stores. Just Google the disc name and artist.)
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Advantages: Brilliant, stirring, excitingly unpredictable, fresh performance; "genius" is not hyperbole in Argerich's case. Disadvantages: Reflecting its LP origins, the CD lasts only 50' 16"!
...[NOTE: This review dates from January 2001, shortly after that personal musical milestone when I first heard Martha Argerich through this J. S. Bach recording--only to be blown away over to the next galaxy. I’ve edited the piece for clarity, but have not updated or altered the original tone.]
Eureka! I have just discovered another great pianist! Goes by the name of Martha Argerich, ever heard of her?
Well, for hermit-living-under-a-rock Philistine me, not till now! I’m only a few decades late, but I finally made her acquaintance recently, through a Toccata, a Partita, and an English Suite composed by my beloved J. S. Bach. All found on a CD purchased on the spur of the moment, music unheard, believing that Deutsche Grammophon Records could not be exaggerating when they included Martha Argerich in the re-releases of their "Legendary...
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Advantages: Highly burnished, engaging, musically intelligent and emotionally mature playing; beautiful tone is never saccharine. Disadvantages: Nil.
...and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, does justice to all the Elgar pieces here. I can reassure devotees of the du Pré recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto that Ms Clein's vibrant reading will not disappoint at all, and warmly recommend it as a welcome addition to their library.
Although this isn't Ms Clein's first CD release, it might be her most impressive, if only for the unqualified success she's gained with the Cello Concerto. While I expect to explore more of her CDs, labels like 'The Romantic Cello' do not exactly entice this listener to rush out to snap up a copy.
Right now, I'm hoping really hard that a recording of J. S. Bach's cello sonatas is in the offing. As for the album under present review, it's one that will please all comers. That's five glowing stars for a job well done.
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