Bach on Nine Strings - Suite, Partita and Sonata for Two Pic

$20.99
Label
Arcana
Release Date
February 27, 2026
Format
Added to Cart! View cart or continue shopping.


    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 27, 2026
    • UPC
      3760195735909
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      A590
    • LABEL
      Arcana
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    2. II. Fugue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    3. III. Largo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    4. IV. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    5. I. Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    6. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    7. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    8. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    9. V. Gavotte I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    10. VI. Gavotte II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    11. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    12. I. Preludio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    13. II. Loure

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    14. III. Gavotte en rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    15. IV. Menuet I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    16. V. Menuet II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    17. VI. Bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli

    18. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli


Two violoncellos piccoli, one with four strings, the other with five, making a total of nine strings: it is as if a new instrument were born, an organ with strings instead of pipes, to perform virtuoso polyphonic masterpieces with a larger, enriched sound palette. Taking Gustav Leonhardt's keyboard transcriptions of the Suites, Sonatas and Partitas as his point of departure, Mario Brunello adds a new sonic dimension to three of Bach's solo pieces for unaccompanied violin and cello, making the polyphony previously confined to only four strings audible. He is partnered by his longstanding friend the specialist Mauro Valli, who has already appeared on Arcana with his personal reinterpretation of the Cello Suites (Bach in Bologna A459, 2019).