Jakob Lindberg - Bach on the Rauwolf Lute (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The lute by Sixtus Rauwolf heard on this recording was probably built in the last decade of the sixteenth century. Some hundred years later, in 1715, it was converted to suit the musical tastes and demands of the baroque period. For this disc, Jakob Lindberg has chosen works that could have formed part of the repertory of the presumably German owner of the instrument at around the time of its final conversion.

or German lutenists from about the middle of the seventeenth century, it was France that provided the aesthetic and musical model, and towards the end of the century, when the lute rather suddenly and inexplicably dropped out of fashion in Paris certain French luthistes travelled abroad and met with great success in German-speaking lands. With them, they took their music and special traditions of lute-playing, evidence of which can be seen in the music of several of the German composers included here.

The disc closes with a suite of pieces by Silvius Leopold Weiss, the most famous lutenist of the baroque era. Weiss, Lindberg and the Rauwolf lute first crossed paths in 2006 on a highly acclaimed all-Weiss disc (BIS-1524): ‘Too good to be true’ was the verdict in International Record Review while the reviewer in Goldberg Magazine wrote ‘As an evocation of the lute's magical qualities, this deserves to achieve cult status.’

Tracklist:
1. Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute) (02:08)
2. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Excerpts Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Fuga (10:46)
3. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Excerpts Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Largo (03:03)
4. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): I. Prélude (02:39)
5. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Allemande (04:43)
6. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Courante (03:20)
7. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): IV. Sarabande (02:44)
8. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): V. Menuetts I & II (03:20)
9. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): VI. Gigue (01:57)
10. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): I. Prélude (05:03)
11. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Loure (03:49)
12. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Gavotte en rondeau (03:27)
13. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): IV. Menuetts I & II (04:55)
14. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): V. Bourrée (02:09)
15. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): VI. Gigue (02:54)
16. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor,  BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): I. Adagio (03:37)
17. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor,  BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Fuga (06:06)
18. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor,  BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Siciliana (02:58)
19. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor,  BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): IV. Presto (03:35)
20. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute) (14:33)


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