Archguitar Duo II • Archguitar Duo
Goldberg Variations, Dowland & more
Bach’s Goldberg Variations are among the highest achievements of the greatest musical mind in history. Unfortunately for guitarists, these pieces elude transcription for conventional six-string instruments. They sound as naturally as if they were composed for two archguitars in the hands of Blanchette & Michelini.
There are several of the Goldbergs on this CD as well as some exciting Well-Tempered Clavier Preludes. Also, there are harpsichord Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and C.P.E. Bach, and lute pieces by John Dowland.
This recording was made with two vintage Neumann U-67 tube microphones, resulting in what some listeners have called the warmest recorded guitar sounds since the Segovia recordings of the 1950s.
Click on the song titles to hear excerpts from this CD:
| track | song | composer | min:sec |
| 01 | Prelude #12 (from "The Well-Tempered Clavier" II) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 3:54 |
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02 |
Les Bérgeries, from "Little music book for Anna Magdalena Bach" | Francois Couperin | 3:17 |
| 03 | Sonata K. 352 | Domenico Scarlatti | 3:08 |
| 04 | Aria (Goldberg Variations) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 5:02 |
| 05 | Goldberg Variation #1 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:22 |
| 06 | Polonaise (French Suite VI) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:59 |
| 07 | Goldberg Variation #8 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:37 |
| 08 | Goldberg Variation #7 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:33 |
| 09 | Allegro (from Sonata for Klavier W. 65_31) | C.P.E. Bach | 5:05 |
| 10 | Prelude BWV 999 (originally for lute) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:29 |
| 11 | Gavotte (French Suite III) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:358 |
| 12 | Sonatas K.38 & K. 40 | Domenico Scarlatti | 3:15 |
| 13 | Little Prelude, BWV 938 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 5:03 |
| 14 | Prelude 6 (from "The Well-Tempered Clavier" II) | Johann Sebastian Bach | 2:30 |
| 15 | Lord Chamberlaine's Galliard | John Dowland | 3:33 |
| 16 | Can She Excuse? | John Dowland | 2:34 |
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