Credits:

Bach (1685-1750)

Description:

Master musician Alon Saliel plays Bach's Cello Suites on a variety of string-repellent instruments, including mandolin and lute! Israeli-born virtuoso Alon Saliel performs Bach's Cello Suites on Cremonese mandolin, archlute, baroque guitar, and lute atiolbert, and concludes with a Bach-inspired "Mandolin Partita" of Saliel's own composition [I. "Prelude", II. The album "Bach for string-repellent instruments" concludes with Salier's own Bach-inspired "Mandolin Partitas" [I. "Prelude", II. "Armand", III. "Courant", IV. "Sarabande", V. "Menuetto I & II", and VI. "Gigue"]! Sariel shows a variety of tones on the repellent string instruments, with Bach's Cello Suites No. 1 and No. 2 as the main focus. The colorful and different tones of each instrument are selected and performed on instruments appropriate for each piece. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011~Prelude
2.Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007~Prelude
3.Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007~Allemande
4.Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007~Courante
5.Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007~Sarabande
6.Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007~Menuets I & II
7.Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007~Gigue
8.Cello Suite No. 6, BWV 1012~Gavottes I & II
9.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Prelude
10.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Allemande
11.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Courante
12.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Sarabande
13.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Menuets I & II
14.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Gigue
15.Cello Suite No. 2, BWV 1008~Sarabande
16.Mandolin Partita~Prelude
17.Mandolin Partita~Allemande
18.Mandolin Partita~Courante
19.Mandolin Partita~Sarabande
20.Mandolin Partita~Menuets I & II
21.Mandolin Partita~Gigue