Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Alon Sariel
Performer: Alon Sariel
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186985
Release: 2022
Size: 1.34 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. A. Sariel for Cremonese Mandolin)
01. I. Prélude
Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel for Archlute)
02. I. Prélude
03. II. Allemande
04. III. Courante
05. IV. Sarabande
06. V. Menuetts I & II
07. VI. Gigue
Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 (Arr. A. Sariel for Baroque Guitar)
08. V. Gavottes I & II
Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel for Liuto Attiorbato)
09. I. Prélude
10. II. Allemande
11. III. Courante
12. IV. Sarabande
13. V. Menuetts I & II
14. VI. Gigue
Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel for Oud)
15. IV. Sarabande
Sariel: Mandolin Partita
16. I. Prelude
17. II. Allemande
18. III. Courante
19. IV. Sarabande
20. V. Menuets I & II
21. VI. Gigue
Bach’s cello suites in a new light. Alon Sariel makes his Pentatone debut with “Plucked Bach”, a programme exploring Bach’s Cello Suites performed on different mandolins, lutes, baroque guitar and oud, concluding with Sariel’s own Bach-inspired Mandolin Partita. Bach’s Suites are often considered to be “the cellist’s Bible”, but the transferability of his music between instruments – a practice to which the composer himself also contributed frequently – seems to justify this fresh approach.
Sariel aims to realize the timeless and universal character of Bach’s music in a multifarious sound world of plucked instruments, through a programme that employs an interplay of light and dark, embodied by the First Suite and Second Suite respectively. Another objective has been to bring out the youthful elan of this music, composed years before Bach’s Passions. Altogether, this album presents Bach’s music in a new, enticing light.
Alon Sariel is one of the most versatile performers of his generation, whose guiding principle is a changing perspective; giving new life to existing material, as well as creating completely new works.