Refurbished! JS Bach: Works and Transcription for Guitar - Partita BWV.997; Toccata BWV.914; Sinfonia BWV.795; Lute Suite BWV.1006a
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J.N. Forkel, a nineteenth-century German music historian, wrote that the instrument Johann Sebastian Bach enjoyed playing the most was the clavichord. Bach believed the clavichord was the ideal instrument not only for practice, but also for his own enjoyment. Rather than the harpsichord or the pianoforte, he felt it was the clavichord that could best play his most subtle works with their various nuances, despite its smaller sound. Bach must have created a rich musical atmosphere on the clavichord during his private time, playing between official music performances in which he played his Cantata, Passion and orchestral music. Most of Bach s works on this disc are thought to have been composed during this private time.
As a guitarist playing Bach, one wonders where the strong desire to take on the challenge of playing Bach s music on the guitar comes from. Perhaps it is related to the above anecdotes, in which Bach reportedly loved to play the clavichord in his free time. On the guitar, the musician expresses various nuances of the music, plucking the strings directly with their fingers. Despite its small sound, the guitar can create a more dense sound than the clavichord. Furthermore, the guitar can re-weave a rich musical tapestry through even the subtlest touch. In other words, the guitarist has the opportunity to play Bach s music in the style the composer himself might have considered the most ideal for his music. The belief in this possibility offers the greatest encouragement to play Bach s music on the guitar.
After studies in French literature in Tokyo, Japanese guitarist AZUSA SHIMIZU moved to Europe where she lived from 1984 to 1995. While in France, she undertook musical studies at the National Conservatory in Nice, in La Courneuve and Boulognesur-Mer, and in Copenhagen at the Royal Academy. Ms. Shimizu is a Laureate artist from the Palme d Or in Italy, and was a participant in the Tokyo International Guitar Competition in 1991. She is an active recitalist, having made critically acclaimed appearances throughout Japan, as well as in France, Belgium, Denmark and Taiwan.
JS Bach: Works and Transcription for Guitar - Partita BWV.997; Toccata BWV.914; Sinfonia BWV.795; Lute Suite BWV.1006a 
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