Roberto Zadra, Alessia Mattiazzi and Marco Emmanuele – J.S. Bach: 3 Cello Suite Nos. 1-3, BWV 1008, 1010 & 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Roberto Zadra, Alessia Mattiazzi and Marco Emmanuele – J.S. Bach: 3 Cello Suite Nos. 1-3, BWV 1008, 1010 & 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar) (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:59 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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The three Suites recorded on this CD (BWV 1007, BWV 1008 and BWV 1010) were transcribed for guitar by the performers themselves, following a practice customary for Bach and absolutely familiar to him (the Fifth Suite for cello has come down to us in two versions, one for cello and one for lute: we are not sure which came first). One should therefore recognise the full aesthetic legitimacy of the guitar transcription of these compositions, a practice, moreover, that has now been established for decades. This procedure is ultimately legitimised by the primacy, in Bach’s language, of the harmonic and contrapuntal dimension over their sonic realisation, a primacy that led Ferruccio Busoni, for whom the concept of “transcription” occupies a position of absolute centrality in his aesthetic thought, to transcribe for piano not only numerous compositions for organ by Thomaskantor, but also the Chaconne from the Second Partita in D minor for solo violin. With specific regard to the guitar, one cannot fail to mention the name of Andrés Segovia, who transcribed for his instrument and recorded in 1946 the highly famous Chaconne.

Tracklist:
01. Alessia Mattiazzi – Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Guitar by Alessia Mattiazzi): I. Prélude (03:21)
02. Alessia Mattiazzi – Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Guitar by Alessia Mattiazzi): II. Allemande (03:28)
03. Alessia Mattiazzi – Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Guitar by Alessia Mattiazzi): III. Courante (02:20)
04. Alessia Mattiazzi – Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Guitar by Alessia Mattiazzi): IV. Sarabande (05:23)
5. Alessia Mattiazzi – Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Guitar by Alessia Mattiazzi): V. Menuett I – VI. Menuett II (02:55)
06. Alessia Mattiazzi – Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Guitar by Alessia Mattiazzi): VII. Gigue (03:08)
07. Roberto Zadra – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Transcr. for Guitar by Roberto Zadra): I. Prélude (04:01)
08. Roberto Zadra – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Transcr. for Guitar by Roberto Zadra): II. Allemande (04:53)
09. Roberto Zadra – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Transcr. for Guitar by Roberto Zadra): III. Courante (03:24)
10. Roberto Zadra – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Transcr. for Guitar by Roberto Zadra): IV. Sarabande (04:09)
11. Roberto Zadra – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Transcr. for Guitar by Roberto Zadra): V. Bourrée I – VI. Bourrée II (05:34)
12. Roberto Zadra – Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Transcr. for Guitar by Roberto Zadra): VII. Gigue (03:04)
13. Marco Emmanuele – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar by Marco Emmanuele): I. Prélude (02:44)
14. Marco Emmanuele – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar by Marco Emmanuele): II. Allemande (04:04)
15. Marco Emmanuele – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar by Marco Emmanuele): III. Courante (03:03)
16. Marco Emmanuele – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar by Marco Emmanuele): IV. Sarabande (03:11)
17. Marco Emmanuele – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar by Marco Emmanuele): V. Menuett I – VI. Menuett II (03:57)
18. Marco Emmanuele – Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcr. for Guitar by Marco Emmanuele): VII. Gigue (02:11)

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