Bach

This latest offering from mandolin superstar Avi Avital features an extended edition of his successful Deutsche Grammophon debut “Bach” and performances with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. . . . all works transfer well to the mandolin, tuned like the violin. The resulting sound is entrancing. Avital stylishly meets the challenge of moulding plectrum-plucked sound into long, shapely phrases and figurations. The slow movement of the Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R is heavenly, the brighter plectrum of the mandolin singing out above the subdued pizzicato of the orchestral strings. Equally, the singing upper line above arpeggiated broken chords in the Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041's final movement is a moment of pure technical genius . . . Avital's mandolin is hauntingly beautiful, putting this firmly on the wish-list of any Baroque enthusiast. George Pratt, BBC Music Magazine (London) / 01 December 2012 The Potsdam Chamber Academy plays very well . . . Avi Avital is an outstanding player . . . he does play Bach with passion and a firm deliberative intent. . . . I look forward to following his development, and those who love Bach will find much to savor here . . . Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition / 20 August 2012 It is a seductive sound and his playing is dazzling. Avital has transcribed for the mandolin, music originally written for three other instruments. The texture is different without being distorted. He achieves a bright and brilliant articulation in the works for

Tracks

1~1~Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto In D Minor Bwv 1052R: Allegro
1~2~Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto In D Minor Bwv 1052R: Adagio
1~3~Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto In D Minor Bwv 1052R: Allegro
1~4~Bach: Concerto In G Minor Bwv 1056R: Allegro
1~5~Bach: Concerto In G Minor Bwv 1056R: Bach: Concerto In G Minor Bwv 1056R: 2. Largo
1~6~Bach: Concerto In G Minor Bwv 1056R: Bach: Concerto In G Minor Bwv 1056R: 3. Presto
1~7~Bach: Concerto In A Minor Bwv 1041: Allegro Moderato
1~8~Bach: Concerto In A Minor Bwv 1041: Andante
1~9~Bach: Concerto In A Minor Bwv 1041: Allegro Assai
1~10~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
1~11~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Allegro
1~12~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Andante
1~13~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Allegro
2~1~Bach: Partita No. 2 In D Minor Bwv 1004: Allemanda
2~2~Bach: Partita No. 2 In D Minor Bwv 1004: Corrente
2~3~Bach: Partita No. 2 In D Minor Bwv 1004: Sarabanda
2~4~Bach: Partita No. 2 In D Minor Bwv 1004: Giga
2~5~Bach: Partita No. 2 In D Minor Bwv 1004: Ciaccona
2~6~Bach: Cellosuite No. 1 Bwv 1007: Prélude
3~1~Bach: Concerto In A Minor Bwv 1041: Allegro Moderato
3~2~Bach: Concerto In A Minor Bwv 1041: Andante
3~3~Bach: Concerto In A Minor Bwv 1041: Allegro Assai
3~4~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
3~5~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Allegro
3~6~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Andante
3~7~Bach: Sonata In E Minor Bwv 1034: Allegro

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Avi Avital
Release Date: 15 March 2019
Genre: Classical Music
Label: CLASSICS
Distributor: Universal Music