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Bach. Cello Suites. Volume I [compact disc]

Grigoryan, Slava, 1976-2016
Music
Guitarist Slava Grigoryan embarks on a major new recording series surveying the music of JS Bach, beginning with the beloved Cello Suites. This is believed to be the world-premiere recording of the Bach Cello Suites on baritone guitar, whose lower pitch allows the Suites to be played in their original keys. ‘The moment I picked up a baritone,’ says Grigoryan, ‘I thought of Bach’s Cello Suites. The resonance and sustain were so entirely different to what I was used to on a regular instrument – it was impossible not to play lyrically. I was immediately smitten and full of ideas.’ The use of the guitar also allows a fresh perspective on these baroque masterpieces, including bringing out some of the rhythmic grooves inherent in the music – an aspect that has led to Bach being described as the original inspiration behind jazz.
Main title:
Imprint:
Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation Universal Music Australia, ℗©2016.
Collation:
1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 12 cm. + issued with booklet.
Notes:
Catalogued from container.Compact disc.Universal Music : 481 4553.Program notes in insert.
Performers:
Cast: Slava Grigoryan, baritone guitar.
Contents:
1–6. Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV10077–12. Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV100813–18. Cello Suite No.3 in C major, BWV1009.
Dewey class:
781.68
Language:
No linguistic content
BRN:
450307
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