JOACHIM HELD - The Original Lute Works (2013)

Discography

The Original Lute Works
Johann Sebastian Bach

Joachim Held, Lute

Release Date: 2013
Label: Hänssler Classic
ASIN: B00DTP1E1W

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Tracklisting

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01. Suite G minor, BWV 995 I. Prelude

02. Suite G minor BWV 995 II. Allemande

03. Suite G minor BWV 995 III. Courante

04. Suite G minor BWV 995 IV. Sarabande

05. Suite G minor BWV 995 V. Gavotte I

06. Suite G minor BWV 995 VI. Gavotte II

07. Suite G minor BWV 995 VII. Gigue

08. Prelude, Fuge and Allegro E flat major

08. BWV 998 I. Prelude

09. Prelude, Fuge and Allegro E flat major

09. BWV 998 II. Fuga

10. Prelude, Fuge and Allegro E flat major

10. BWV 998 III. Allegro

11. Suite E major BWV 1006a I. Prelude

12. Suite E major BWV 1006a II. Loure

13. Suite E major BWV 1006a III. Gavotte

13. en Rondeau

14. Suite E major BWV 1006a IV. Menuet I

15. Suite E major BWV 1006a V. Menuet II

16. Suite E major BWV 1006a VI. Bourrée

17. Suite E major BWV 1006a VII. Gigue

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CD Information

"There has always been a controversy over whether the lute works of the cantor of St. Thomas were really intended for the lute. They were considered unplayable - just as the sonatas for solo violin once were. The alleged unplayable quality of the pieces came about primarily as a result of the fact that they were originally intended for a keyboard instrument - the Lautenwerk. But there is another solution: on this CD, the internationally renowned lutenist Joachim Held performs Bach's original lute works on the lute. Unplayable? Hard to imagine, because Bach knew the capabilities of this instrument, even had one in his home, where the most prominent lute virtuosos of his time came to visit. On this recording, Joachim Held brings these long-neglected works back to life."
Hänssler Classics

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