Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Eugene Ysaÿe
Performer: Alon Sariel, Francesca Benedetti
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187109
Release: 2024
Size: 1.01 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565
01. I. Toccata
02. II. Fugue
Bach: Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003
03. I. Grave
04. II. Fuga
05. III. Andante
06. IV. Allegro
07. Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006: Preludio
08. Bach: Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV998: Prelude
09. Bach: Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV998: Allegro
10. Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in A minor, Op. 27 No. 2
Mandolinist Alon Sariel continues his series of Bach transcriptions with Plucked Bach II. On his first Plucked Bach album, Sariel played the Cello Suites on a wide range of plucked instruments. Yet in this new recording, he performs works for the lute, organ and violin – all performed on ‘only’ two types of mandolins. By offering a distinctive and groundbreaking interpretation of his own transcriptions and arrangements, Sariel manages to breathe new life into some very well-known works by Johann Sebastian Bach.
ThToccata and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 565) for the organ receives a contemplative and intimate character on the mandolin. Excerpts of the Lute Suite (BWV 998) and the Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major (BWV 1006) are drawn in a whole new palette of colors. For Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor (BWV 1003), Alon Sariel shows the incredible suitability of the mandolin for Bach’s music. And as an encore, you will hear his rendition of Ysaye’s dazzling Obsession. Alon Sariel is one of today’s most versatile performers, known as a multi-instrumentalist in the realm of plucked strings with a growing reputation as a fascinating Bach interpreter.