Gitaarconcerten van Bach? De kenner zal de wenkbrauwen fronsen. De gitaar bestond immers helemaal nog niet tijdens Bachs leven. Klopt. De Chinese Xuefei liet zich voor deze cd dan ook inspireren door transcripties voor luit die Bach zelf maakte. Yang bewerkte drie concerten voor klavecimbel en viool, een prelude uit Das Wohltemperierte Clavier en de beroemde air uit de orkestsuite in D. Ze wil zo het repertoire voor de (klassieke) gitaar verbreden en slaagt daar wonderwel in. De begeleiding van het Eilias Sring Quartet is warm, de opname mooi in balans.
Programma
Xuefei Yang plays Bach Concertos
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052
arranged for guitar and string quartet
Elias String Quartet
Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 1 in C major, BWV846: Prelude
transcribed to A major. Arranged for solo guitar
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042
arranged for guitar and string quartet
Elias String Quartet
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001
arranged for solo guitar
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041
arranged for guitar and string quartet
Elias String Quartet
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String')
arranged for solo guitar
Xuefei Yang (guitar)
Tracks
Disc 1
1. Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 In D Minor Bwv 1052 (From Reconstructed Lost Violin Concerto): Allegro
2. Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 In D Minor Bwv 1052 (From Reconstructed Lost Violin Concerto): Adagio
3. Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 In D Minor Bwv 1052 (From Reconstructed Lost Violin Concerto): Allegro
4. Prelude No. 1 From 'the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1' Bwv846 Transcribed To A Major
5. Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major Bwv1042: Allegro
6. Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major Bwv1042: Adagio
7. Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major Bwv1042: Allegro Assai
8. Violin Sonata In G Minor Bwv1001: Adagio
9. Violin Sonata In G Minor Bwv1001: Fugue
10. Violin Sonata In G Minor Bwv1001: Siciliano
11. Violin Sonata In G Minor Bwv1001: Presto
12. Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor Bwv1041: Allegro Moderato
13. Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor Bwv1041: Andante
14. Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor Bwv1041: Allegro Assai
15. 'air On A G String' From Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major Bwv1068