Following a rock/metal album recorded with his band ORBI [BIS-2297], Bram van Sambeek returns with his own idea of a dance album. For it he has selected four works by Johann Sebastian Bach that consist mainly of typical baroque dances - but just as van Sambeek's metal album wasn't made for headbanging, Bach's dances weren't meant for dancing, but rather to be listened to. The album opens with van Sambeek's own arrangement of the celebrated Partita in C minor for keyboard which he describes in his liner notes as one of his favorite works to listen to. The arrangement includes every note of the original keyboard part and is for no less than eight bassoons - all played by van Sambeek using multitrack recording technique. The idea for this came from having spent months in lockdown due to the pandemic: even though musicians were unable to play together, the urge to play actual harmonies persisted. Four movements from another keyboard work - the French Suite No. 5 - are also included on the disc, but as these are melodic rather than contrapuntal they have lent themselves to be arranged for a single voice. The remaining two works are the Flute Partita in A minor and Cello Suite No. 1, adding to an overall result which allows a new look on well-known works, with new nuances and colors.

Tracklist:

Partita No. 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826~
Sinfonia
Partita No. 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826~
Allemande
Partita No. 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826~
Courante
Partita No. 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826~
Sarabande
Partita No. 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826~
Rondeaux
Partita No. 2 in C minor for keyboard, BWV 826~
Capriccio
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816~
Allemande
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816~
Courante
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816~
Sarabande
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816~
BourrÃ©e
Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013~
Allemande
Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013~
Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013~
Sarabande
Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013~
Corrente
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~
PrÃ©lude
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~
Allemande
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~
Courante
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~
Sarabande
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~
Menuet I - Menuet II - Menuet I da capo
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~
Gigue

UPC: 7318599926377
Label: Bis
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD

J Bach .S. / Sambeek - Bach On The Bassoon (Hybr) (CD)