Artist: Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
Album: Bach, J.S.: Complete Sonatas & Partitas, BWV 1001-1006
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2016
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 02:37:59
Total Tracks: 31
Total Size: 2,83 GB

Tracklist:

01. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda (04:42)
02. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente (03:09)
03. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda (04:16)
04. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga (04:29)
05. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona (15:15)
06. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave (03:43)
07. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga (10:38)
08. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante (05:13)
09. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro (07:02)
10. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 : I. Preludio (04:47)
11. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure (04:22)
12. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau (03:15)
13. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I & II (04:54)
14. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bouree (01:40)
15. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue (02:09)
16. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda (05:31)
17. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double (03:56)
18. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente (04:13)
19. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double. Presto (03:53)
20. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande (04:59)
21. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double (03:22)
22. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di Borea (03:54)
23. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double (04:13)
24. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio (04:05)
25. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro (06:47)
26. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (03:27)
27. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto (04:10)
28. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio (04:28)
29. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga (12:41)
30. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo (02:57)
31. Markku Luolajan-Mikkola – Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai (05:34)

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With two Gramophone Awards to his name and a reputation synonymous with excellence, Markku Luolajan-Mikkola is a musician who is at the top of his profession. Transcribing Bach’s hugely popular works for cello, especially one in Baroque set-up, was not without its risks, although performing on Baroque cello also offers compelling advantages.

Luolajan-Mikkola takes his interpretative cue from the set-up of the Baroque instrument, which informs such issues as tuning, vibrato, fingering and articulation. Performing the Sonatas and Partitas on the cello is so challenging that it is almost impossible to imagine a cellist of Bach’s day playing them, but Luolajan-Mikkola rises to the challenge with aplomb.

Luolajan-Mikkola’s main aim in this recording has been to capture emotion and convey expression according to the respective key and character of each movement, which he achieves in spades.