
J.S. Bach: Sonatas, Partitas & Suites – Complete Arrangements for Solo Recorder
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1/6Interpretation
The album features arrangements of Bach's solo violin and cello works for recorder by Frans Brüggen, a world-renowned Dutch recorder player and conductor.
Instruments
Frans Brüggen, whose arrangements are used on this album, either played rare original instruments from the 1700s or collaborated with instrument makers to create replicas.
Performer Biography
Bolette Roed, the performer, actively commissions new works from contemporary composers and strives to extend the recorder's repertoire beyond Early Music.
Interpretation
Bolette Roed used a variety of historical recorders for the violin sonatas and partitas, and a voiceflute in d' for the cello suites, transposing them down a minor second.
Performer Biography
Bolette Roed, the recorder player on this album, is also a medical doctor from the University of Copenhagen.
Recording & Production
The recording took place in the Augustenborg Castle church in Denmark, chosen for its suitable architecture, ambiance, and acoustics for the recorder and Bach's music.














