Nobuko Imai - J.S. Bach: 6 Solo Suites (Transcribed For Viola) (2004)

04 Oct, 16:53
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Artist: Nobuko Imai
Title: J.S. Bach: 6 Solo Suites (Transcribed For Viola)
Year Of Release: 2004
Label: Philips
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:08:28
Total Size: 695 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1
Suite No. 1 In G, BWV 1007
1. Prélude 2:45
2. Allemande 4:19
3. Courante 2:35
4. Sarabande 2:37
5. Menuet I-II 3:22
6. Gigue 1:34
Suite No. 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008
7. Prélude 3:43
8. Allemande 3:33
9. Courante 2:04
10. Sarabande 4:06
11. Menuet I-II 3:02
12. Gigue 2:27
Suite No. 3 In C, BWV 1009
13. Prélude 3:26
14. Allemande 3:33
15. Courante 3:03
16. Sarabande 3:39
17. Bourrée I-II 3:18
18. Gigue 2:55

CD 2
Suite No. 4 In E Flat, BWV 1010
1. Prélude 3:41
2. Allemande 4:22
3. Courante 3:04
4. Sarabande 3:47
5. Bourrée I-II 4:19
6. Gigue 2:45
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
7. Prélude 5:28
8. Allemande 5:07
9. Courante 1:54
10. Sarabande 3:51
11. Gavotte I-II 4:16
12. Gigue 1:54
Suite No. 6 in D, BWV 1012
13. Prélude 4:33
14. Allemande 7:31
15. Courante 3:20
16. Sarabande 4:42
17. Gavotte I-II 3:54
18. Gigue 2:53

Performers:
Viola – Nobuko Imai

Nobuko Imai makes this playing very much about Bach and very little about herself. The vibrato is almost non-existent, but surprisingly not in a way that you immediately notice. The playing is subtle instead of lush (which she shows she can be in many other recordings). Some may find the subtlety as a fault, but for me it works.

Also note that many violists approach the Suites as cello suites, rather than independent pieces of music. Bach himself was an avid transcriber, and so it excites me that Imai makes this recording sound uniquely violistic. Rivka Golani's recording sounds heavy handed to me, and while it may work on cello, I think these suites essentially change when transcribed up to a brighter octave.

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