J.S. Bach: Suites for Guitar

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist: Luigi Attademo (guitar)

J.S. Bach composed no original works for guitar, and although several compositions for lute have been attributed to him, his interest in this expressive instrument appears to have been rather limited, possibly because his mastery and knowledge of it was less extensive than of other instruments, such as the violin and keyboard.

However, the 20th century still witnessed an increasing interest in the possibility of performing Bach’s music on the guitar. It was in the late 1920s that Andrés Segovia recorded the Courante of the 3rd Cello Suite, and he followed this with the Chaconne from the Partita No.2 for solo violin, later recording the entire work. Julian Bream and Narciso Yepes also made recordings on the guitar of Bach’s music, but it was John Williams who eventually recorded the complete works for lute.

These discs focus particularly on Bach’s Suites for lute – including BWV996, now attributed to his pupil J.L. Krebs. Also included is the complete Partita No.2 for solo violin.

To ensure that questions of interpretation were considered thoroughly, these recordings were made following extensive study of 18th century performance practice, as well as secondary sources that discuss how Bach’s music was originally played.

00:00:00 Suite, BWV 996 in E Minor: I. Preludio: Passaggio – Presto
00:02:57 Suite, BWV 996 in E Minor: II. Allemande
00:06:47 Suite, BWV 996 in E Minor: III. Courante
00:09:19 Suite, BWV 996 in E Minor: IV. Sarabande
00:13:31 Suite, BWV 996 in E Minor: V. Bourée
00:14:42 Suite, BWV 996 in E Minor: VI. Giga
00:17:32 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: I. Präludium
00:21:40 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: II. Loure
00:25:10 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: III. Gavotte en Rondeaux
00:28:12 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: IV. Menuett I
00:29:28 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: V. Menuett II
00:31:38 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: VI. Bourée
00:33:12 Suite, BWV 1006 in E: VII. Gigue
00:35:07 Partita, BWV 1004 in D Minor: I. Allemanda
00:42:10 Partita, BWV 1004 in D Minor: II. Corrente
00:44:58 Partita, BWV 1004 in D Minor: III. Sarabanda
00:49:14 Partita, BWV 1004 in D Minor: IV. Giga
00:53:46 Partita, BWV 1004 in D Minor: V. Ciaccona
01:08:07 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: I. Prelude
01:13:26 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: II. Allemande
01:20:10 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: III. Courante
01:22:43 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: IV. Sarabande
01:26:46 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: V. Gavotte I
01:28:54 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: VI. Gavotte II en Rondeaux
01:31:14 Suite, BWV 995 in A Minor: VII. Gigue
01:33:22 Suite, BWV 997 in A Minor: I. Prelude
01:36:46 Suite, BWV 997 in A Minor: II. Fuga
01:44:51 Suite, BWV 997 in A Minor: III. Sarabande
01:50:04 Suite, BWV 997 in A Minor: IV. Giga
01:52:57 Suite, BWV 997 in A Minor: V. Double
01:55:48 Suite, BWV 998 in D: I. Prelude
01:58:34 Suite, BWV 998 in D: II. Fuga
02:03:50 Suite, BWV 998 in D: III. Allegro
02:07:23 Prelude for lute, BWV 999 in D Minor
02:09:05 Fugue, BWV 1000 in A Minor