Arranger(s): McFadden, Jeffrey
Label: Naxos
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Baroque
Catalogue No: 8.573626
Barcode: 747313362677
Release Date: 10/2020

BACH, J.S.: Cello Suites, Vol. 2 - Nos. 4-6, BWV 1010-1012 (arr. J. McFadden for guitar) (McFadden)

J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites are believed to have been written in the Saxon town of Cöthen between 1717 and 1723. They stand near the apex of Bach’s compositions for a single instrument and contain some of his most beautiful and vivid writing. Jeffrey McFadden’s guitar arrangements augment these elements with their own harmonic complexity, creating a new string medium for these epochal works. Volume 1, containing the first three suites, is on 8.573625. ‘McFadden's ability to make the guitar sing is second to none’ (Daily Telegraph, UK).

Tracklist

Bach, Johann Sebastian
McFadden, Jeffrey - Arranger
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
1I. Prélude03:26
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
2II. Allemande04:13
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
3III. Courante03:24
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
4IV. Sarabande03:23
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
5V. Bourrée I-II04:35
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
6VI. Gigue02:34
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
7I. Prélude05:22
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
8II. Allemande05:11
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
9III. Courante02:01
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
10IV. Sarabande02:37
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
11V. Gavotte I-II04:36
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
12VI. Gigue01:56
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
13I. Prélude04:36
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
14II. Allemande06:58
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
15III. Courante03:36
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
16IV. Sarabande04:05
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
17V. Gavotte I-II04:08
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)
18VI. Gigue03:55
McFadden, Jeffrey (guitar)

Total Playing Time: 01:10:36