Markku Luolajan-Mikkola - J.S. Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas, BWV 1001-1006 (2016) [Hi-Res]

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Title: J.S. Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas, BWV 1001-1006
Year Of Release: 2016
Label: Linn Records
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 02:37:44
Total Size: 702 MB / 2.84 GB
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Tracklist:

CD1
1. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda (Arr. for Cello) (4:42)
2. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente (Arr. for Cello) (3:10)
3. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda (Arr. for Cello) (4:17)
4. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga (Arr. for Cello) (4:30)
5. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona (Arr. for Cello) (15:15)
6. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave (Arr. for Cello) (3:44)
7. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga (Arr. for Cello) (10:39)
8. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (Arr. for Cello) (5:13)
9. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro (Arr. for Cello) (7:03)
10. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio (Arr. for Cello) (4:48)
11. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure (Arr. for Cello) (4:23)
12. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau (Arr. for Cello) (3:15)
13. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I and II (Arr. for Cello) (4:54)
14. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourée (Arr. for Cello) (1:41)
15. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue (Arr. for Cello) (2:10)

CD2
1. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda (Arr. for Cello) (5:32)
2. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double (Arr. for Cello) (3:57)
3. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente (Arr. for Cello) (4:14)
4. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double. Presto (Arr. for Cello) (3:53)
5. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande (Arr. for Cello) (4:59)
6. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double (Arr. for Cello) (3:23)
7. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di Borea (Arr. for Cello) (3:54)
8. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double (Arr. for Cello) (4:13)
9. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (Arr. for Cello) (4:05)
10. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro (Arr. for Cello) (6:47)
11. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (Arr. for Cello) (3:28)
12. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto (Arr. for Cello) (4:10)
13. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio (Arr. for Cello) (4:29)
14. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga (Arr. for Cello) (12:42)
15. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo (Arr. for Cello) (2:57)
16. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai (Arr. for Cello) (5:35)

With two Gramophone Awards to his name and a reputation synonymous with excellence, Markku Luolajan-Mikkola is a musician who is at the top of his profession. With an established fan base built over his two decades with viol consort Phantasm, Luolajan-Mikkola makes his solo Linn debut in style, tackling what is considered the pinnacle of Bachs output for violinists: the Sonatas and Partitas. Transcribing these hugely popular works for cello, especially one in Baroque set-up, was not without its risks, although performing on Baroque cello also offers compelling advantages. Luolajan-Mikkola takes his interpretative cue from the set-up of the Baroque instrument, which informs such issues as tuning, vibrato, fingering and articulation. Performing the Sonatas and Partitas on the cello is so challenging that it is almost impossible to imagine a cellist of Bachs day playing them, but Luolajan-Mikkola rises to the challenge with aplomb. Luolajan-Mikkolas main aim in this recording has been to capture emotion and convey expression according to the respective key and character of each movement, which he achieves in spades. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola is a historically informed musician who has given more than a thousand concerts in thirty countries.