JS Bach: Complete Music for Lute

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Release Date: 25th Nov 2013
Catalogue No: 94408
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Bach, J S: Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV996

Work length18:06

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

I. Prelude

Track length3:11

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II. Allemande

Track length3:13

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III. Courante

Track length2:38

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IV. Sarabande

Track length3:59

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V. Bourree

Track length1:40

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VI. Gigue

Track length3:25

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Bach, J S: Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for Lute in E flat major, BWV998

Work length14:07

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

Prelude

Track length3:04

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Fugue

Track length6:46

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Allegro

Track length4:17

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Bach, J S: Lute Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV995

Work length24:15

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

I. Prelude

Track length5:57

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II. Allemande

Track length5:03

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III. Courante

Track length2:28

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IV. Sarabande

Track length3:29

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V. Gavotte I-II - Rondeau

Track length4:47

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VI. Gigue

Track length2:31

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Bach, J S: Partita in C minor, BWV 997

Work length19:21

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

I. Prelude

Track length3:50

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II. Fugue

Track length7:39

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III. Sarabande

Track length4:22

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IV. Gigue - V. Double

Track length3:30

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Bach, J S: Lute Suite No. 4 in E major, BWV1006a

Work length22:05

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

I. Prelude

Track length4:46

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II. Loure

Track length3:08

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III. Gavotte en rondeau

Track length3:35

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IV. Menuet I-II

Track length5:22

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V. Bourree

Track length2:25

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VI. Gigue

Track length2:49

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Bach, J S: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999

Work length1:38

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

Bach, J S: Fugue in G minor for lute, BWV1000

Work length5:57

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Mario D'Agosto (lute)

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No more than a handful of pieces represent the entire musical heritage for baroque lute by Johann Sebastian Bach – not a lot when we consider the enormity of the composer’s total output. Although it is not known whether Bach himself played the instrument, the seven works which are ascribable to it continue to enjoy extraordinary attention on the part of musicians due to their exceptional quality, and indeed the majority originate from the areas of Germany that were home to the lute’s greatest exponents – musicians who we can be almost certain the composer came into contact with.

This recording thus presents four compositions in suite form and three pieces of a different nature, all belonging to the florid repertoire of the courtly Salonmusik that was in vogue among the German upper classes at the time. Performing them is acclaimed Italian lutenist Mario D’Agosto, whose changes in tonality aim to better serve the capacities of the instrument (BWV 996 and 997, for instance, were written for the ‘Lautenwerk’, a sort of lute‐harpsichord favoured by Bach) and whose embellishments are testament to the high level of ornamentation which played such an intrinsic role in baroque performance practice.

This new recording by Italian lutenist Mario d’Agosto uses a 13‐course Baroque lute. The skilful embellishments of his playing reflect the Baroque period’s advanced art of ornamentation.

Booklet contains notes on the composer and music, as well as a biography of the artist.

JS Bach: Complete Music for Lute

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