Bach: Cello Suites, Vol. 1 (Arranged for Guitar) / McFadden

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
July 10, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, J.S.
    • PERFORMER
      Jeffrey Mcfadden
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 10, 2020
    • UPC
      747313362578
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8573625
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    2. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    3. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    4. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    5. V. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    6. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    7. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    8. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    9. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    10. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    11. V. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    12. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    13. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    14. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    15. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    16. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    17. V. Bourrée I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden

    18. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jeffrey McFadden


The six Cello Suites represent J.S. Bach’s genius at its most distilled, with the composer confronting the enigma of writing counterpoint for a monophonic instrument at its core. Jeffrey McFadden’s arrangement for guitar enhances the music, adding a harmonic dimension and making the implied interaction of voices explicit. The Suites contain some of the most fascinating and beautiful movements in all of Bach's oeuvre, and remain one of the most important works in the history of Western music. ‘Jeffrey McFadden not only is an extraordinary guitarist – he’s also an inspired musician’ (ClassicsToday.com on Naxos 8.554354, works by Napoléon Coste).

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REVIEW:

McFadden avoids the result coming too close to a version for harpsichord, though the guitar can never equate to the range of tonal colours available from a solo cello, nor, for that matter the dynamic range of the instrument. Though we do hear fingers moving around the fret, let me conclude this short review by admiring the clean-cut playing of this world famous Canadian guitarist. We can now look forward to the second disc.

– David's Review Corner (David Denton)