Thomas Dunford – Bach (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Thomas Dunford continues to expand his discography on Alpha with a programme of solo lute works by J.S. Bach, recorded in the ideal surroundings of the Salle de Musique of La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland.

He performs an original composition by Bach for lute, the Suite in G minor BWV 995, as well as his own arrangements of the (Cello) Suite BWV 1007 and the famous Chaconne from the Partita BWV 1004 – the latter piece has a notorious reputation for being (virtually) unplayable, at least on the violin!

This is not the place for yet another disquisition on the widespread baroque practice of transcribing works: Bach was no stranger to it himself, to say nothing of Handel, who plagiarised himself over and over; and this album gives us the Cantor transcribing the Cantor. In this instance we are looking at the Fifth Suite in C Minorfor cello, which he re-wrote for the lute. Taking his lead from the composer, lutist Thomas Dunford has done the same to the First Suite for cello, and revised it for his instrument. Obviously, the music seems renewed, elucidated in many different ways: the styles, the reverberations, the harmonies, the counterpoints all develop differently, but we are still hearing original Bach: it’s just that its richness is distributed differently in our ears. Dunford offers us a generous “B-side” in the form of a transcription of the Chaconne taken from the Suite for Solo Violin in D Minor, another superb exercise in reconsidering balances while respecting the letter of the music. It remains astounding what one can do with Bach, without ever betraying the spirit of his works.

Tracklist:
1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (02:51)
2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (04:56)
3. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (02:50)
4. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (02:24)
5. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I – VI. Menuet II (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (03:16)
6. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VII. Gigue (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (01:46)
7. Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: I. Prélude (Arranged by Bach from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011) (06:21)
8. Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: II. Allemande (Arranged by Bach from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011) (06:24)
9. Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: III. Courante (Arranged by Bach from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011) (02:42)
10. Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: IV. Sarabande (Arranged by Bach from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011) (02:48)
11. Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: V. Gavotte I – VI. Gavotte II en rondeau (Arranged by Bach from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011) (04:08)
12. Suite in G Minor, BWV 995: VII. Gigue (Arranged by Bach from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011) (02:16)
13. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arranged for Lute by Thomas Dunford) (13:25)

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