Bach: L'Oeuvre De Luth

On this CD:

1. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

2. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

3. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro for lute (or keyboard) in E flat major, BWV 998
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

4. Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

5. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

6. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

7. Fugue for lute in G minor, BWV 1000
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Hopkinson Smith

Customer Reviews:

A less stressful Bach .......2005-03-16

I throughly enjoyed these versions of Bach's Lute suites. They seem more natural on Lute. If you want a guitar version, check out Sharon Ibsen's recording, Bach: Complete Lute Suites. I have both. I find the Hopkins Smith recording are a bit more sedate, but also more relaxing.

just amazing!.......2002-10-30

I just bought this cd from my local cd store, and i was blown away! The music is just great. The sound of the recording is perfect, and the way this guy plays.... The pieces are a bit slower than i was used to in the gould, williams or bream recordings, but the tempo fits great, the record has a calm feel to it that serves very well the kind of spiritual nature of bach's music, and it gives time to every voice and sound to be perceived and enjoyed. But don't get it wrong, the interpreter gives us quite a bit of musical and emotional range here... I could go on and on, but let me just say that if it only were for the Praeludium Fugue und Allegro BWV998 this set would be worth the price... If you like bach on guitar i think you sould have this one to, no doubt!

Average customer rating:

Excellent
Simply Beautiful

Bach: L'Oeuvre de Luth

Manufacturer: Astree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000024SHR
Release Date: 1993-09-01

Tracks:

Ste, BWV 995: I. Prld - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Ste, BWV 995: II. Allemande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Ste, BWV 995: III. Courante - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Ste, BWV 995: IV. Sarabande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Ste, BWV 995: V. Gavotte I & II - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Ste, BWV 995: VI. Gigue - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 996: I. Prld - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 996: II. Allemande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 996: III. Courante - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 996: IV. Sarabande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 996: V. Bourree - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 996: VI. Gigue - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals
Prld, BWV 998 - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

Tracks:

Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: I. Fant - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: II. Fuga - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: III. Sarabande - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: IV. Giga - Double - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita, BWV 1006a: I. Prld - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita, BWV 1006a: II. Loure - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita, BWV 1006a: III. Gavotte En Rondeau - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita, BWV 1006a: IV. Menuett I & II - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita, BWV 1006a: V. Bourree - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Partita, BWV 1006a: VI. Gigue - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Prld in c, BWV 999 - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep
Fuga, BWV 1000 - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2005-05-05

As a guitarist I'm quite taken with this recording. The lute is very different in character from the guitar in sound and character. What I really like about this recording:
1. The intensity of feeling that is apparent in the playing
2. The ease with which the contrapuntal sections are brought out and certainly one of the best examples of this on a stringed instrument
3. The ornamentation Smith applies

All in all, a worth Bach recording to have in a lute or guitar collection

Simply Beautiful.......2000-10-03

Bach's works for lute are simply beautiful. Some are adaptations of other works for Solo instruments, such as his suits for solo cello or partitas and sonatas for solo violin. As beautiful as these pieces were on their original instruments, they are even lovelier when played on the lute. Hopkinson Smith's performance is excellent, and extremely well recorded. This is not a classic "audiophile" recording, but on a good HI-FI system, you can hear him pluck every string. Whole CDs of works for Lute or solo Harpsichord tend to sometimes get boring or get on your nerves. this rarely happens here, despite the fact that it is a double disc.