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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 Minor for 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. © SM/Qobuz
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Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Suite in G Minor, BWV 995 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Thomas Dunford, Arranger, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Album review
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 Minor for 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. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Thomas Dunford
- Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2017 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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