Title: J. S. Bach: Suites No. 1, 2, 3 on the Mandocello
Artist: Dor Gibon Amran
Label: Dynamic
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 8007144080785
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2026-01-30
Number of Discs: 1

Bach's Cello Suites are his only works for solo cello but are central to the repertoire and remain unequalled in their expressive musical depth. Dor Gidon Amran, the virtuoso mandolinist who has recorded his own unique arrangement of Paganini's 24 Caprices on Dynamic (CDS8038), has now arranged Cello Suites Nos. 1-3 for the mandocello. This is a baritone instrument of the mandolin family, but much larger than a mandolin, whose strings are tuned exactly like those of the cello. Being played with a plectrum, the mandocello belongs to a very different sound world to the cello, offering a unique perspective on these great works.

Tracks:
1.1 Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~Prélude
1.2 Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~Allemande
1.3 Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~Courante
1.4 Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~Sarabande
1.5 Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~Menuet I/II
1.6 Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007~Gigue
1.7 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008~Prélude
1.8 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008~Allemande
1.9 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008~Courante
1.10 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008~Sarabande
1.11 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008~Menuet I/II
1.12 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008~Gigue
1.13 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009~Prélude
1.14 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009~Allemande
1.15 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009~Courante
1.16 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009~Sarabande
1.17 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009~Bourrée I/II
1.18 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009~Gigue