℗ 2022 PENTATONE
Released | June 24, 2022 |
Duration | 1h 07m 06s |
Record Label | PENTATONE |
Catalogue No. | PTC5186985 |
Genre | Classical (Solo Instrumental) |
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011
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1.1
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I. Prélude (Arr. A. Sariel for Cremonese Mandolin)
Alon Sariel; Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel |
6:03 | |||
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel for Archlute)
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1.2
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I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
3:32 | |||
1.3
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II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
5:31 | |||
1.4
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III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
3:25 | |||
1.5
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IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
2:36 | |||
1.6
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V. Menuetts I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
3:52 | |||
1.7
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VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
1:55 | |||
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
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1.8
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V. Gavottes I & II (Arr. A. Sariel for Baroque Guitar)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
4:04 | |||
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel for Liuto Attiorbato)
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1.9
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I. Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
4:18 | |||
1.10
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II. Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
4:04 | |||
1.11
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III. Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
2:37 | |||
1.12
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IV. Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
4:03 | |||
1.13
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V. Menuetts I & II
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
2:50 | |||
1.14
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VI. Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
3:20 | |||
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
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1.15
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IV. Sarabande (Arr. A. Sariel for Oud)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
4:17 | |||
Mandolin Partita
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1.16
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I. Prelude
Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
2:10 | |||
1.17
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II. Allemande
Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
1:43 | |||
1.18
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III. Courante
Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
1:47 | |||
1.19
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IV. Sarabande
Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
1:45 | |||
1.20
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V. Menuets I & II
Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
1:50 | |||
1.21
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VI. Gigue
Alon Sariel; Alon Sariel |
1:24 | |||
Digital Booklet
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Alon Sariel makes his PENTATONE debut with Plucked Bach, a programme exploring Bach’s cello suites performed on mandolin, arch-lute, chitarra Spagnola, liuto attiorbato and oud, concluding with Sariel’s own Bach-inspired Mandolin Partita. Bach’s suites are often considered to be “the cellist’s Bible”, but the transferability of his music between instruments – a practice to which the composer himself also contributed frequently – seems to justify this fresh approach. Sariel aims to realize the timeless and universal character of Bach’s music in a multifarious sound world of plucked instruments, through a programme that employs an interplay of light and dark, embodied by the first and second suites respectively. Another objective has been to bring out the youthful elan of this music, composed years before Bach’s Passions. Altogether, this album presents Bach’s music in a new, enticing light. Alon Sariel is one of the most versatile performers of his generation, whose guiding principle is a changing perspective; giving new life to existing material, as well as creating completely new works.
“Before this journey began, I have had occasional chances to record works by J.S. Bach, and when I found them, I took them with pleasure. Never yet have I made my attempt with "the cellist's Bible", music which has been accompanying me for decades and certainly will do further until my last day. A lot has been said and written about Bach's Cello Suites and about whether they were meant explicitly for the cello. For me, as Bach himself transcribed so much of his (and others’) music for different instruments, that search after a certain "original" or "intentional" instrument becomes rather pale and almost irrelevant. I prefer to explore the things which make this music so unbelievably timeless and universal. It touches us all immediately, yet does remain full of secrets untold. Each of my instruments featured here brings his own unique voice and contributes a certain colour or pattern to this kaleidoscope that I've called "Plucked Bach."
- Alon Sariel
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – PENTATONE Studio Masters
Tracks 16-21 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Tracks 16-21 – 48 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.57 -7.34 to -0.30 | -24.81 -28.85 to -21.72 | -21.83 -24.70 to -18.40 | 15 13 to 17 | |
1 | I. Prélude (Arr. A. Sariel for Cremonese Mandolin) | -1.16 | -24.28 | -21.0 | 16 |
2 | I. Prélude | -4.59 | -25.48 | -22.9 | 15 |
3 | II. Allemande | -3.25 | -26.30 | -23.8 | 15 |
4 | III. Courante | -5.03 | -24.46 | -22.0 | 13 |
5 | IV. Sarabande | -7.34 | -26.47 | -23.7 | 14 |
6 | V. Menuetts I & II | -5.50 | -24.88 | -22.3 | 13 |
7 | VI. Gigue | -5.12 | -23.99 | -21.2 | 13 |
8 | V. Gavottes I & II (Arr. A. Sariel for Baroque Guitar) | -3.00 | -23.25 | -20.6 | 15 |
9 | I. Prélude | -3.71 | -25.15 | -22.5 | 14 |
10 | II. Allemande | -4.62 | -24.25 | -21.7 | 14 |
11 | III. Courante | -4.69 | -23.37 | -20.8 | 13 |
12 | IV. Sarabande | -5.96 | -27.87 | -24.7 | 15 |
13 | V. Menuetts I & II | -3.92 | -24.56 | -21.9 | 14 |
14 | VI. Gigue | -3.97 | -24.77 | -22.1 | 14 |
15 | IV. Sarabande (Arr. A. Sariel for Oud) | -0.30 | -22.34 | -19.1 | 15 |
16 | I. Prelude | -4.16 | -26.60 | -22.8 | 15 |
17 | II. Allemande | -3.39 | -25.18 | -21.7 | 16 |
18 | III. Courante | -0.47 | -21.72 | -18.4 | 15 |
19 | IV. Sarabande | -3.19 | -28.85 | -24.7 | 17 |
20 | V. Menuets I & II | -0.46 | -24.93 | -21.5 | 17 |
21 | VI. Gigue | -1.05 | -22.37 | -19.0 | 15 |