Bach: Lute Works, Vol. 1
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Composer: Johann Sebastian BachPerformer: Paul O'Dette
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2007-08-14
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Soundtracks:
- 1. Prelude - Tr?s Vite
- 2. Allemande
- 3. Courante
- 4. Sarabande
- 5. Gavotte 1 & 2 en Rondeaux
- 6. Gigue
- 1. Prelude
- 2. Loure
- 3. Gavotte en Rondeaux
- 4. Minuet 1 & 2
- 5. Bour?e
- 6. Gigue
- 1. Adagio
- 2. Fuga - Allegro
- 3. Siciliana
- 4. Presto
Music reviews of Bach: Lute Works, Vol. 1
Music Review: Bach's music should "dance" and Paul O'Dette makes it do so
Rating: 5 Stars
These are not officially works for lute. The first item, BWV995, is an arrangement of the C-minor Cello Suite, BWV 1011; the second item, BWV 1006a, is the Partita for solo violin BWV 1006; and the final Sonata was also written for solo violin. I have a few problems with the solo violin works, especially on a modern instrument on which it isn't easy to play three-note chords without using too much force on the bow. They fare a lot better on a baroque violin (as long as the violinist has excellent intonation) but for me the music falls more sweetly on the ear in these lute versions and I doubt any lutenist could play them better than Paul O'Dette. The music positively dances under his nimble fingers and Volume 1 of his Bach works makes me long to own the rest of the set.
Description of Bach: Lute Works, Vol. 1
Playing Bach's works for lute is always an interesting proposition. Invariably re-arranged from other instruments (one piece here was originally for cello, the other two for violin), they are notated in such a way that they would have been unplayable on a typical 18th-century instrument; therefore, Bach must have (or may have) presumed they would be transposed. At any rate, Paul O'Dette's new recording of some of the works (called "Volume I") is a ravishing document - elegant, lovely, both easy on the ear and food for thought. These are not pieces of 18th-century wallpaper. The Fugue in the Sonata in G minor, originally for violin, has to be played more slowly, but we gain clarity, with each note articulated, and it is played with golden tone. It's like the workings of a superb Swiss watch. The Dance movements that make up the Partita in (originally) E major are simply charming and actually seem like dances -- the Lute makes them seem more "popular." The recording is both warm and crystal-clear. Highly recommended. --Robert LevineGeneral CDs
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