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Plucked Bach III

Alon Sariel

Label
Pentatone
Catalogue number
PTC 5186 985
EAN / barcode
827949098567
Release date
24 June 2022
Format
Digital
With "Plucked Bach III," Alon Sariel deepens and completes his acclaimed Bach cycle, creating a sonic world characterized by extraordinary refinement and introspection. This concluding part enriches the series with new colors: another member of the lute family - the Ottoman baglama - and a rare Tuscan-built mandola, whose tuning, an octave lower, gives Johann Sebastian Bach's third cello suite a dark, velvety sound. The archlute, heard at the beginning and end of the album, frames the program with quiet elegance. Sariel's playing emphasizes that Bach's composition is both architecturally precise and deeply tactile. The album unfolds more as a sequence of finely balanced reflections than as a single dramatic arc. Bach's works - such as the Prelude from the "Wohltemperierte Klavier," the "Musette" from the "Notebook for Anna Magdalena," and the Second violin partita with its monumental Chaconne - appear in subtly altered light, with their rhythmic pulse and harmonic weight clearly emphasized by the intimacy of the plucked strings. Well-known pieces from the harpsichord, violin, and cello repertoire stand alongside rarer works, including those by Westhoff and Matteis, creating a listening experience that flows effortlessly between contemplation, remembrance, and resonance.
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Tracklist

  1. 01 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Arr. for Archlute by Alon Sariel): I. Adagio 04:05
  2. 02 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Arr. for Tuscan Mandolin by Alon Sariel): Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 02:08
  3. 03 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandola by Alon Sariel): I. Prélude 04:31
  4. 04 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandola by Alon Sariel): II. Allemande 04:34
  5. 05 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandola by Alon Sariel): III. Courante 03:33
  6. 06 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandola by Alon Sariel): IV. Sarabande 03:50
  7. 07 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandola by Alon Sariel): V. Bourrée I & Bourrée II 04:01
  8. 08 Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandola by Alon Sariel): VI. Gigue 03:36
  9. 09 Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, 1725 (Arr. for Bağlama by Alon Sariel): Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 01:55
  10. 10 Alia Fantasia in A Minor (Arr. for Mandolin by Alon Sariel) 04:53
  11. 11 Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandolin by Alon Sariel): I. Allemande 05:15
  12. 12 Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandolin by Alon Sariel): II. Courante 02:57
  13. 13 Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandolin by Alon Sariel): III. Sarabande 03:56
  14. 14 Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Tuscan Mandolin by Alon Sariel): IV. Gigue 05:02
  15. 15 Sonata No. 3 in D Minor (Arr. for Mandolin by Alon Sariel): III. Imitatione delle campane 03:00
  16. 16 Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 (Arr. for Mandolin by Alon Sariel): V. Chaconne 14:56
  17. 17 Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Archlute by Alon Sariel): IV. Sarabande 04:18

Source: MusicBrainz

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