As he demonstrated with his use of the lute in liturgical works and the funerary cantata, for Bach, the lute was a special-effect instrument, not central to his style of composition. Why would he leave final preparation of scores to someone else if he really understood the lute? Hiermee passen wij en derden onze website, app en advertenties aan jouw interesses aan. This page was last edited on 15 June 2020, at 09:40. The inference that he composed especially and idiomatically for this instrument was inescapable. Ook willen we cookies plaatsen om je bezoek aan bol.com makkelijker en persoonlijker te maken. One of the main drivers behind its revival was Bach’s well-documented interest in the instrument. But at heart, it is a 17th Century suite in the mould of an earlier generation. This piece has an interesting wrinkle: Running out of paper, Bach finished the last bars in keyboard tablature. I’m having a really hard time understanding this (apparently) Italian text. Buy or Learn More via Amazon: Lute Works of Johann Sebastian Bach (Koonce), Publisher’s Text: “This collection edited by Frank Koonce features transcriptions of the complete solo lute works by J. S. Bach in a modern guitar notation. Hiermee passen wij en derden onze website, app en advertenties aan jouw interesses aan. 6. His statement seems puzzling now, but he may have been prompted by Bach’s letter of recommendation (1735) for Johann Ludwig Krebs, a student and an important copyist of Bach’s music. BTW, it was_ not_ “subtitled by the copyist” (Walther), but by Johann Tobias Krebs (H. J. Schulze on evidence of a handwriting-analysis). 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Bach had close contact with lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss in 1739, when Weiss spent four weeks in Leipzig. Yepes had previously made recording of some of the pieces on the ten-string guitar and he made his lute version with alterations to the text and anachronistic guitar-style tunings. Many guitar transcriptions do the same. There was pressure to promulgate a Bach hagiography–Bach as a masterful genius who composed solo music for the lute in much the same way as he did for harpsichord, organ, cello and violin. Most of his music remains in hand-copied versions (MSS) in his lifetime. That process would take another thirty years. Bach wrote effectively for the lute as a colour instrument in several choral works. This piece is playable on the lute, but bears no resemblance to any lute preludes by Bach’s contemporaries. There is a suggestion that the dedicatee, M. Schouster, identified recently as a book-dealer in Leipzig, may have encouraged Bach to create a saleable version of a piece which he had written about ten years earlier. Bach: Suite for Lute in G Minor, BWV 995 (Digitally Remastered), J.S. Bach Lute Suites, Trio Sonatas, J. S. Bach -- 15 Two-Part Inventions: Transcribed for Solo Guitar (Alfred's Distinguished Performer), Bach: The Works for Lute in Original Keys & Tunings, Bach: Lute Suites Nos. The Suites are a rather curious case, with many scholars maintain were written for either a harpsichord or “Lute-Harpsichord”, which we know was part of the Bach’s estate of musical instruments in 1750. 3 / Viola Pomposa Suite No. You would think that this development strengthens the case for a Bach lute works viewpoint, but closer examination reveals that these recordings of necessity have made use of transpositions, simplifications and altered tunings to make the works better fit the lute. The real story is everything that happened after his death that connects the works in question to the lute. In selecting and playing these pieces on an instrument described in detail by Bach’s contemporaries, these players have eloquently turned the tide in favour of restoring the music to its probable origins. He wrote note-names to clarify messy bass notes. It lists five separate editions of Bach’s Lute Music arranged for guitar, by Bruger, Koonce, Sarkosy, Wensiecki, and Willard, with numerous single-suite editions. Similarly, BWV 998 (Prelude, Fugue, Allegro in E flat) from the mid-1740’s was titled “Prelude pour la Lute ó Cembal” (a mixture of fractured French, German and Italian). Welke opties voor jouw bestelling beschikbaar zijn, zie je bij het afronden van de bestelling. [3], Some argue that despite the annotation about the lute-harpsichord, the piece was meant to be played on the lute as demonstrated by the texture. Tappert) show that [Prelude, Fugue, Allegro], [Suites in E minor, E major, and C minor (BWV 998, 996, 1006a, 997)], are also keyboard arrangements of compositions for the lute. Weiss expected him to stop, but the flow never ceased. Bream Collection Vol. The three Bach partitas mentioned in Breitkopf’s catalogue of 1761 are thus not lost as was almost universally supposed. But I’m still a bit shy to play for you, an old man trying to do something new, you know, it’s a bit silly. 1-4 / Partita No. He likely composed the works on lute- harpsichord (lautenwerk), an uncommon instrument, and so they became popularly known as Lute Suites. The style of lute music developed over hundreds of years; it was in its twilight. The aim was to produce a complete and authoritative text under the direction of experienced scholars, and to index and publish all of his music. The editor chose to print only the BWV 1000 tablature, and did not reproduce the tablatures for BWV 997 and 995. Bach Lute Suites (Koonce) – Koonce – A standard, has facsimiles at the end. In 1965 he made what may fairly be called one of most widely-heard and influential recordings of Bach, titled Lute Suites I and II. Just because he has written “pour la Luth” at the top of the page, we need not conclude that he has done it with any conviction. unspecified. JOH. Examination of the sources shows that Bach never wrote pieces especially for, and with an understanding of, the requirements of lute music. You never know, the myth of Bach’s lute suites may eventually be busted. Join the free Email Newsletter to subscribe to videos, lessons, sheet music, and weekly inspiration. In classic French suite form, it appears to be the composer’s earliest piece for lute-harpsichord. It was incredible, without error, perfectly in tune, not even a mis-fretted “n” (the twelfth fret of the lute) at the end. Segovia did not play suites in their entirety, but preferred to select movements that fit well with his programming. Bach Prelude, Fugue, and 4 Lute Suites for Solo Guitar, Bach - Suites for Lute-Harpsichord BWV 996 BWV 997 Three Chorales (BWV 690,691) [RARE], Bach Prelude Fugue And Allegro Bwv 998 / Lute Suites Bwv 995 Bwv 997 & Bwv 1006A. Suite in E minor, BWV 996, is a musical composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) between 1708 and 1717. A big thank you to Clive for this epic article previously published on Classical Guitar Canada. The date in an important detail: We must take politics into account in the atmosphere in which these publications appeared. Bach was an inveterate transcriber who arranged Vivaldi, Marcello, and other writers of violin concerti for the harpsichord and for organ.