Hopkinson Smith - Bach: Sonatas & Partitas (Arr. for Lute) (2013)

Tracklist

CD1
01. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
02. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga
03. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
04. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
05. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
06. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
07. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
08. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double
09. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
10. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
11. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea
12. 6 Violin Sonatas And Partitas, Partita No. 2 In A Minor, Bwv 1002: VIII. Double
13. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
14. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
15. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
16. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro

CD2
01. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
02. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
03. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
04. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
05. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: VI. Ciaccona
06. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
07. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
08. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
09. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
10. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
11. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
12. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
13. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I
14. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: V. Menuet II
15. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée
16. 6 Violin Sonatas and Partitas, Partita No. 3 in F Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue


Si Hopkinson Smith s’est fait le champion des répertoires inédits, il a cependant toujours placé Bach au coeur de ses priorités musicales, s’exprimant à son propos en ces termes : " Un musicien peut passer certaines heures les plus merveilleuses de sa vie avec les Sonates et Partitas pour violon seul de Bach. C'est une musique qui nourrit directement l'âme et stimule constamment l'esprit. En repensant ces oeuvres pour le luth, j'ai souvent enrichi certaines harmonies, ajouté des notes de basse qui n'étaient que suggérées ou impliquées. Je n'ai pratiquement jamais jugé nécessaire de doter certains épisodes polyphoniques d'une voix supplémentaire indépendante, ni de compléter une mélodie apparemment fragmentaire. D'une manière générale, j'ai recherché un langage "naturel" n'accroissant en rien la complexité de la musique, mais insistant davantage sur son côté direct."

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