Artist: Yasunori Imamura Title: J.S. Bach: Cello Suites (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura), Vol. 1 Year Of Release: 2025 Label: Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd Genre: Classical Theorbo Quality: flac lossless (tracks) 24bits - 96.0kHz Total Time: 01:09:46 Total Size: 1.26 gb

Tracklist

1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): I. Prélude
2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): II. Allemande
3. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): III. Courante
4. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): IV. Sarabande
5. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): V. Menuet I-II
6. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): VI. Gigue
7. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): I. Prélude
8. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): II. Allemande
9. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): V. Gavotte I-II
12. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): I. Prélude
14. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): V. Bourrée I-II
18. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010 (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura): VI. Gigue
19. J.S. Bach: Cello Suites (Arr. for Theorbo by Yasunori Imamura), Vol. 1

Yasunori Imamura, whose recording of Bach’s complete lute works has been described as a ‘magnificent interpretation’ (Naxos 8.573936-37), turns his attention to the Cello Suites. Imamura has chosen to perform these iconic suites on the theorbo, the most important plucked instrument in the lute family, with a range very similar to the cello. Certain technical elements, such as the playing of arpeggios are, in fact, easier on the theorbo whose unique timbres and resonances bring a new sonic quality to these much-loved works