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

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
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Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Feb 27, 2026
Catalog #
A590
UPC
3760195735909

About

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).

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio 04:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  2. 2 II. Fugue 11:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fugue
    Duration
    11:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  3. 3 III. Largo 03:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  4. 4 IV. Allegro assai 05:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro assai
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  5. 5 I. Prelude 06:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  6. 6 II. Allemande 05:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  7. 7 III. Courante 01:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  8. 8 IV. Sarabande 03:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  9. 9 V. Gavotte I 02:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Gavotte I
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  10. 10 VI. Gavotte II 02:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Gavotte II
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  11. 11 VII. Gigue 02:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  12. 12 I. Preludio 04:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Preludio
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  13. 13 II. Loure 04:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Loure
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  14. 14 III. Gavotte en rondeau 03:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Gavotte en rondeau
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  15. 15 IV. Menuet I 01:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Menuet I
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  16. 16 V. Menuet II 02:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. Menuet II
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  17. 17 VI. Bourrée 02:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    VI. Bourrée
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli
  18. 18 VII. Gigue 02:01
    Track
    18
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Mario Brunello, Mauro Valli