J.S. Bach: Guitar Music

Featuring

Luigi Attademo
Johann Sebastian Bach

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Critical Reception

The attribution of Bach's famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 is questioned by some scholars due to a lack of typical Bach stylistic features.

Historical Context

The guitar as we know it today did not exist in Bach's time, and the Baroque guitar was not widespread in Germany.

Recording & Production

The Chorale-Prelude 'Jesu bleibet meine Freude' BWV147 was transcribed by the eminent guitarist David Russell for this recording.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich described Bach's music as so ingenious and simple that it doesn't seem to be the work of a human being, but rather like seeing the sky or a tree.

Performer Biography

Luigi Attademo, the guitarist on this album, discovered unknown works by composers like Jaume Pahissa and Alexandre Tansman while cataloguing manuscripts at the Andrés Segovia Foundation.

Interpretation

The transcription of the Chaconne for violin BWV1004 on this album aims to return to the original violin scoring's harmony and counterpoint, enhanced by the guitar's natural polyphony.

Compositional Technique

Bach frequently transcribed his own music for different instruments, such as a cello suite becoming a lute suite, or a violin sonata becoming a harpsichord sonata.