Italian virtuoso of the viola plays Bach's solo suites J. S. BACH: THE 6 SOLO SUITES [VIOLA VERSION] Luca Ranieri, viola HQMD-10010( Camerata ) Classical

An album of J.S.Bach's outstanding pieces Unaccompanied Cello Suites' played by the viola in their entirety. Luca Ranieri, the first violist in RAI orchestra in Rome, S. Carlo Theatre orchestra in Naples and I Solisti di Perugia, seeks great Bach's supremacy with his beautiful tones. The sound of the polished and elegant viola played by the Italian master who recorded this long-awaited album gives out a fresh light to the well-known masterpieces.

Johann Sebastian Bach:
THE 6 SOLO SUITES, BWV 1007-1012
[VIOLA VERSION / TRANSCRIBED BY WATSON FORBES]

1. Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV1007
[1] I. Prélude
[2] II. Allemande
[3] III. Courante
[4] IV. Sarabande
[5] V. Menuetto I+II
[6] VI. Gigue

2. Suite No. 2 in D Minor BWV1008
[7] I. Prélude
[8] II. Allemande
[9] III. Courante
[10] IV. Sarabande
[11] V. Menuetto I+II
[12] VI. Gigue

3. Suite No. 3 in C Major BWV1009
[13] I. Prélude
[14] II. Allemande
[15] III. Courante
[16] IV. Sarabande
[17] V. Bourrée I+II
[18] VI. Gigue

4. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major BWV1010
[19] I. Prélude
[20] II. Allemande
[21] III. Courante
[22] IV. Sarabande
[23] V. Bourrée I+II
[24] VI. Gigue

5. Suite No. 5 in C Minor BWV1011
[25] I. Prélude
[26] II. Allemande
[27] III. Courante
[28] IV. Sarabande
[29] V. Gavotte I+II
[30] VI. Gigue

6. Suite No. 6 in G Major BWV1012 (Original: D Major)
[31] I. Prélude
[32] II. Allemande
[33] III. Courante
[34] IV. Sarabande
[35] V. Gavotte I+II
[36] VI. Gigue

Luca Ranieri, viola

Recorded: January 26-29, 2009
Complesso Museale di Santa Croce, Umbertide, Italy