Title: Bach on Nine Strings - Suite, Partita and Sonata for Two Piccolo Cellos
Artist: Mario Brunello
Label: Arcana Records
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 3760195735909
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2026-02-27
Number of Discs: 1

Two violoncellos piccoli, one with four strings, the other with five, making a total of nine strings: it is as if a new instrument were born, an organ with strings instead of pipes, to perform virtuoso polyphonic masterpieces with a larger, enriched sound palette. Taking Gustav Leonhardt's keyboard transcriptions of the Suites, Sonatas and Partitas as his point of departure, Mario Brunello adds a new sonic dimension to three of Bach's solo pieces for unaccompanied violin and cello, making the polyphony previously confined to only four strings audible. He is partnered by his longstanding friend the specialist Mauro Valli, who has already appeared on Arcana with his personal reinterpretation of the Cello Suites (Bach in Bologna A459, 2019).

Tracks:
1.1 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005-I. Adagio
1.2 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005-II. Fuga
1.3 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005-III. Largo
1.4 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005-IV. Allegro Assai
1.5 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-I. Prelude
1.6 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-II. Allemande
1.7 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-III. Courante
1.8 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-IV. Sarabande
1.9 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-V. Gavotte I
1.10 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-VI. Gavotte II
1.11 Suite No. 5 Discordable in C minor, BWV 1011-VII. Gigue
1.12 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-I. Preludio
1.13 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-II. Loure
1.14 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-III. Gavotte en Rondeau
1.15 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-IV. Menuet I
1.16 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-V. Menuet II
1.17 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-VI. Bourrée
1.18 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006-VII. Gigue