Yasunori Imamura - J.S. Bach: Cello Suites, Vol. 1 (arr. for theorbo) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Yasunori Imamura, whose recording of Bach's complete lute works has been described as a 'magnificent interpretation' (Naxos 8.573936-37), turns his attention to the Cello Suites. Imamura has chosen to perform these iconic suites on the theorbo, the most important plucked instrument in the lute family, with a range very similar to the cello. Certain technical elements, such as the playing of arpeggios are, in fact, easier on the theorbo whose unique timbres and resonances bring a new sonic quality to these much-loved works. Album Tracks 1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~I. Prélude 2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~II. Allemande 3. Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~III. Courante 4. Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~IV. Sarabande 5. Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~V. Menuet I-II 6. Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~VI. Gigue 7. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011~I. Prélude 8. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011~II. Allemande 9. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011~III. Courante 10. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011~IV. Sarabande 11. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011~V. Gavotte I-II 12. Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011~VI. Gigue 13. Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010~I. Prélude 14. Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010~II. Allemande 15. Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010~III. Courante 16. Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010~IV. Sarabande 17. Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010~V. Bourrée I-II 18. Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010~VI. Gigue