Sarabande: Bach for Guitar

£6.99£9.50

Catalogue No: DDV 24115
EAN/UPC: 809730411526
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Release Date: September 2004
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Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 52:37

What can one say about some of the best loved music ever? These timeless masterpieces, originally written for lute, cello, violin or keyboard have been played in myriads of arrangements and here are presented in new transcriptions for guitar written by Jonathan Richards. Delighted buyers of the CD claim Jonathan’s playing is equal to the very greatest of guitarists.

Please note that the tracklist below lists the original works and keys – the keys into which the guitar arrangements are transcribed are listed in the booklet (and in the digital audio filenames).

Track Listing

    Johann Sebastian Bach:
  1. Prelude Fugue and Allegro in E flat, BWV998 - Prelude (2:57)
  2. Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV1007 - Prelude (2:36)
  3. Cello Suite no. 1 in G, BWV1007 - Sarabande (3:15)
  4. Lute Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 997 - Sarabande (4:52)
  5. Cello Suite no. 4 in E flat, BWV 1010 - Bouree (0:40)
  6. Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 - Gavotte (3:52)
  7. Little Prelude for Lute in C minor,BWV 999 - Prelude (2:10)
  8. Lute Suite no. 3 in G minor, BWV 995 - Sarabande (2:49)
  9. Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 - Minuet (1:21)
  10. Cello Suite no 3 in C major, BWV1009 - Sarabande (4:15)
  11. Lute Suite no. 1 in E minor, BWV 996 - Allemande (2:30)
  12. Lute Suite no. 1 in E minor, BWV 996 - Courante (3:35)

Reviews

New Classics

A delightful new album… [Richards] plays these timeless masterpieces with grace and passion, creating music that takes the listener to a peaceful haven far from the hectic pace of life

” —John Pitt