Alon Sariel makes his PENTATONE debut with Plucked Bach, a program exploring Bach's cello suites performed on different mandolins, lutes, baroque guitar 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 program 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.

Tracklist:

Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor, Bwv 1011: I. Prélude (Arr. A. Sariel For Cremonese Mandolin)
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel For Archlute): I. Prélude
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel For Archlute): II. Allemande
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel For Archlute): III. Courante
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel For Archlute): IV. Sarabande
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel For Archlute): V. Menuetts I & II
Cello Suite No. 1 In G Major, Bwv 1007 (Arr. A. Sariel For Archlute): VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 6 In D Major, Bwv 1012: V. Gavottes I & II (Arr. A. Sariel For Baroque Guitar)
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel For Liuto Attiorbato): I. Prélude
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel For Liuto Attiorbato): II. Allemande
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel For Liuto Attiorbato): III. Courante
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel For Liuto Attiorbato): IV. Sarabande
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel For Liuto Attiorbato): V. Menuetts I & II
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008 (Arr. A. Sariel For Liuto Attiorbato): VI. Gigue
Cello Suite No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1008: IV. Sarabande (Arr. A. Sariel For Oud)
Mandolin Partita: I. Prelude
Mandolin Partita: II. Allemande
Mandolin Partita: III. Courante
Mandolin Partita: IV. Sarabande
Mandolin Partita: V. Menuets I & II
Mandolin Partita: VI. Gigue

UPC: 827949098567
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 6.24.22
Format: CD

Bach, J.S. / Sariel - Plucked Bach / Cello Suites (CD)