Suites, Partitas, Sonatas Transcribed for Harpsichord by Gustav Leonhardt
Bach, Johann Sebastian
J S Bach Suites, Partitas, Sonatas
Transcribed for Harpsichord by Gustav Leonhardt
“I think Bach would have forgiven me for embarking on these transcriptions. Whether he would have forgiven the way I did it is, of course, another matter.” (Gustav Leonhardt)
The harpsichordist, conductor and organist Gustav Leonhardt was considered a pioneer of historical performance practice. Between 1968 and 1978 he made harpsichord transcriptions of several of Bach’s compositions for unaccompanied violin or violoncello. Now these transcriptions are being made available to us by his pupil, the famed harpsichordist Siebe Henstra, based on the handwritten notes that Leonhardt used for his own performances.
- Informative Foreword by early music specialist Skip Sempé (Ger/Eng)
- Editorial notes by the editor Siebe Henstra
Contents
- Sonata in D minor after Sonata for Violin in G minor BWV 1001 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Partita in G minor after Partita for Violin in D minor BWV 1004 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Sonata in G major after Sonata for Violin in C major BWV 1005 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Partita in A major after Partita for Violin in E major BWV 1006 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Suite in E-flat major after Suite for Violoncello in E-flat major BWV 1010 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Suite in C minor after Suite for Violoncello in C minor BWV 1011 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Suite in D major after Suite for Violoncello D major BWV 1012 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Allemande in A minor after Allemande from Partita for Flute in A minor BWV 1013 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
- Sarabande in C minor after Sarabande from Suite for Lute in C minor BWV 997 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]