Works for Lute

Bach (Artist), Smith (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Astree
• ASIN: B000024SHR
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #753,093 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Ste, BWV 995: I. Prld - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

2. Ste, BWV 995: II. Allemande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

3. Ste, BWV 995: III. Courante - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

4. Ste, BWV 995: IV. Sarabande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

5. Ste, BWV 995: V. Gavotte I & II - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

6. Ste, BWV 995: VI. Gigue - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

7. Prld, BWV 996: I. Prld - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

8. Prld, BWV 996: II. Allemande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

9. Prld, BWV 996: III. Courante - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

10. Prld, BWV 996: IV. Sarabande - Hopkinson Smith/Nico Van Der Waals

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Disc: 2

1. Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: I. Fant - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

2. Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: II. Fuga - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

3. Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: III. Sarabande - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

4. Partita Al Liuto, BWV 997: IV. Giga - Double - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

5. Partita, BWV 1006a: I. Prld - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

6. Partita, BWV 1006a: II. Loure - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

7. Partita, BWV 1006a: III. Gavotte En Rondeau - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

8. Partita, BWV 1006a: IV. Menuett I & II - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

9. Partita, BWV 1006a: V. Bourree - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

10. Partita, BWV 1006a: VI. Gigue - Hopkinson Smith/Joel Van Lennep

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Beautiful, October 3, 2000

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"talgutt" (Beyond) - See all my reviews

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.

All in all - Highly recommended. A little known Gem from one of humanity's most gifted composers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 4, 2005

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Vinay Krishnaswamy "Vinay" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Works for Lute (Audio CD)

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