JS Bach: The Lute Suites

This may be a studio recording, but Halász draws the listener in as if to a live recital…Expressive freedom is apparent throughout but is especially unleashed in the early E minor BWV 996, where... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: BIS2285
Label: BIS
Length: 82 minutes

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

Work length24:01

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Franz Halász (guitar)

I. Prelude

Track length5:27

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II. Allemande

Track length5:40

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III. Courante

Track length2:20

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IV. Sarabande

Track length2:43

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V. Gavotte I & II

Track length5:03

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VI. Gigue

Track length2:48

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Bach, J S: Lute Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV997

Work length21:32

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Franz Halász (guitar)

I. Prelude "Fantasia"

Track length3:20

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II. Fugue

Track length7:08

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III. Sarabande

Track length4:49

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IV. Gigue - V. Double

Track length6:15

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

Work length19:46

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Franz Halász (guitar)

I. Prelude

Track length3:45

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II. Loure

Track length3:37

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III. Gavotte en rondeau

Track length3:12

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IV. Menuett I - V. Menuett II

Track length5:08

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VI. Bourrée

Track length1:53

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VII. Gigue

Track length2:11

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

Work length17:13

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Franz Halász (guitar)

I. Prelude

Track length2:42

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II. Allemande

Track length3:14

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III. Courante

Track length2:36

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IV. Sarabande

Track length3:52

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V. Bourrée

Track length1:21

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VI. Gigue

Track length3:28

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The universal appeal of the music of Johannes Sebastian Bach is such that most musicians, regardless of their instrument, long to play it. As a consequence, his works are constantly being arranged for other instruments – following a practice that Bach himself excelled at, repeatedly reworking his own music as well as that of others. A case in point are the four so-called lute suites, all of which now belong to the standard repertoire of most concert guitarists. To what extent they were originally composed for a plucked instrument has always been a matter of contention and has given rise to many hypotheses. They hail from various periods in Bach’s career, and range from youthful elan (BWV 996) by way of the zenith of artistic creativity (BWV 995, 1006a) to serene maturity (BWV 997). For this recording, Franz Halász has himself transcribed two of the suites, performing the others in arrangements by Ansgar Krause. For reasons of practicality, the suites in G minor and C minor are usually transposed when played on the guitar, but the present arrangements have made it possible to record all four works in their original keys for the first time on the guitar. An unusually generous playing time furthermore allows them to be collected on a single disc. Franz Halász appears on a number of acclaimed albums for BIS, in a wide-ranging repertoire including Bach’s three sonatas for solo violin, which he, according to one reviewer makes ‘entirely his own’ (BBC Music Magazine).

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October 2019

This may be a studio recording, but Halász draws the listener in as if to a live recital…Expressive freedom is apparent throughout but is especially unleashed in the early E minor BWV 996, where Halász’s ornamentation adds joy without detracting from rhythmic drive or grandeur. Fresh, alive – and thoroughly recommended.

September 2019

Franz Halász does something interesting here…He is one of those guitarists…who successfully combine historically informed practice with modern guitar technique to produce something original. But Halász’s lavish ornamentation nearly amount[s] to recomposition.

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