Rachel Podger - Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suites arranged for violin (2019)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 645 Mb | Total time: 57:00+70:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Channel Classics | CCSSA41119 | Recorded: 2018
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 645 Mb | Total time: 57:00+70:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Channel Classics | CCSSA41119 | Recorded: 2018
Violinst Rachel Podger presents the first recording of Bach's Cello Suites on violin. Bach had a habit of recycling his own compositions for different instruments and different uses. The examples are endless; concertos appearing as sinfonias in cantatas, or concertos for violins turned into harpsichord concertos. Podger, who has spent a fair bit of time coaching cellists, both modern and baroque alike, found herself playing along to demonstrate various points. ''I started catching myself playing some of the movements I particularly loved while warming up, and realizing that it was actually possible to play them on the violin, and to find a special expressive vocabulary at the higher pitch.''