Bach on the Rauwolf Lute Jakob Lindberg

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):
• 1Bach: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute)02:06
• Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Excerpts Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute):
• 2Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Excerpts Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Fuga10:44
• 3Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Excerpts Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Largo03:00
• Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute):
• 4Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): I. Prélude02:37
• 5Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Allemande04:43
• 6Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Courante03:18
• 7Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): IV. Sarabande02:42
• 8Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): V. Menuetts I & II03:20
• 9Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): VI. Gigue01:53
• Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute):
• 10Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): I. Prélude05:01
• 11Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Loure03:49
• 12Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Gavotte en rondeau03:26
• 13Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): IV. Menuetts I & II04:55
• 14Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): V. Bourrée02:09
• 15Bach: Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): VI. Gigue02:48
• Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute):
• 16Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): I. Adagio03:35
• 17Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): II. Fuga06:05
• 18Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): III. Siciliana02:56
• 19Bach: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute): IV. Presto03:29
• Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004:
• 20Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. J. Lindberg for Lute)14:25
• Total Runtime01:27:01

Info for Bach on the Rauwolf Lute

Bach was renowned as a keyboard player as well as being an accomplished violinist, but as far as we know he didn't play the lute. He seems to have been fascinated by the instrument’s special sound qualities, however, and was clearly inspired by the possibilities of the "Lautenwerk". This was a gut-strung harpsichord designed to imitate the sound of the lute and at least some of the works usually referred to as "the Bach Lute Suites" were probably composed for this instrument.

Jakob Lindberg recorded the complete suites in 1992. Returning to the composer almost three decades later, he does so in the company of his Rauwolf lute, an instrument built in Augsburg around 1590 and "modernised" in 1715, during Bach’s lifetime. But this time, only two of the works belong to the standard lute repertoire – the Prelude, BWV 999 and the Suite BWV 1006a, which in fact is the composer’s own arrangement of his Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin.

For the remaining works recorded here, Lindberg has taken the cue from Bach, making arrangements of Cello Suite No. 1 and Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in full. He has also chosen individual movements from other solo works, including the highly complex fugue from Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005. This amply filled album closes with the iconic Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor.

Jakob Lindberg, lute (Rauwolf Augsburg ca. 1590)

Jakob Lindberg
was born in Sweden and developed his first passionate interest in music through the Beatles. After reading music at Stockholm University he came to London to study at the Royal College of Music. Under the guidance of Diana Poulton he decided towards the end of his studies to focus on music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Jakob Lindberg is now one of the most prolific musicians in this field. He has made numerous recordings for BIS, many of which are pioneering in that they present a wide range of music on CD for the first time. He is also an active continuo player on the theorbo and archlute and has worked with many well-known English soloists and ensembles.

It is particularly through his live solo performances that he has become known as one of today’s finest lutenists. He has played to audiences in many parts of the world, from Tokyo and Beijing in the East to San Francisco and Mexico City in the West. In addition to his busy life as a performer, Jakob Lindberg teaches at the Royal College of Music in London, where he succeeded Diana Poulton as professor of lute in 1979.

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