Avi Avital: Bach - Partita No. 2 in D Major (Arrangement for Mandolin)

From the Verbier Festival, August 31, 2015
Mandolin recital by Avi Avital
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Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No.2 in D Major (BWV 1004)
Arrangement for mandolin
0:07 Allemande
4:47 Courante
7:39 Sarabande
11:12 Gigue
16:14 Chaconne
The mandolin is quite a rare instrument, and there is - by far - less repertoire written for it than for, say, the violin. Avi Avital turns that which might be considered a disadvantage into the strength of his work: He constantly arranges existing repertoire for his instrument and even writes his own pieces - thus being in constant, fruitful conversation with music history.

[@nathysilvio]

Such humble instrument
Such beautiful music

[@francoziliani7631]

this player is a genious, a super virtuoso, stunning

[@MinSoonPark]

Congratulations Avi Avital! I can feel that you achieved deeper and richier bach with mandolin! Also I can understand how much you have researched how to express with mandolin. Awesome job!

[@shahriaralmassi7086]

Thanks a lot, I played it first in a technical approach, (as I`m a guitarist and also a self taught mandolin player ) after i watched couple of movements ... i left watching but it was hearing till the end. helped my mind to be reset and how should i say, it helps to calibrate your mind. getting rid of trashes came and remained into our mind while we are not aware ... only asfter experiencing calmness and that well being we can recognize that previous state of our mind was not good :)

[@alvarito45]

Es un grandissimo mandolinista. Felicitaciones. Great mandolin player. Congratulations!!!

[@lfcacador]

fantástico. God bless you

[@nicetarrudaarruda8498]

Maravilhoso
Parabéns!

[@maggiemckenzie6776]

Glorious toda raba Avi

[@zouhairzouaoui5903]

This is not D Major. This is D Minor !

[@hectorvargas5313]

Maravilloso musica para mis sentidos nice

[@aldoggiuliani]

¡ Excelente!

[@ElieElKhoury19]

Beautiful!

[@peterwu8471]

Nicely done - some great phrasing in parts. Hard to play such an exposed work perfectly.

[@michelebeartGIBBONGASCON]

merci

[@roiehay7547]

This is not an arrangement, not a single note touched .
The mandolin is capable of playing violin repertoire because they share the same tuning and sets of strings.

[@maximolegov-56]

Можно сказать щипковая скрипка..

[@이성호-t3q]

참 좋습니다.

[@753Vsa]

아 진짜 좋네~~

[@ilmelangolo]

APPLAUSI

[@fitnessbrotherade2959]

De hecho es en d menor.... y es original para violin solo ...

[@maximolegov-56]

Не знаю можно ли на мандолине Чакону сыграть лучше..Думаю,что он выжимает из мандолины максимум, так как инструмент очень сложный, или обманчиво простой.. Очень узкие лады уже от середины грифа и добиться чистого звука трудно..Арпеджио медиатром играть сложнее,чем смычком на скрипке..
Исполение на высоком профессиональном уровне!!!👏👏👏

[@bojanaignjatovic8788]

❤❤❤

[@peterwu8471]

Seems the instrument needs some adjusting :) intonation on the higher notes seems to be different on the different courses.

[@classicarabicinstruments6158]

Some double strings are not in the same tune, (out of tune)

[@joseraysouza]

With the 4th string tuned would be even better.

[@mrroneill99]

Wonderful realisation of this iconic D-minor masterpiece by JSB. Bravo Bach, bravo Avi! ❤️🎼🎵🎶👏☘️🇮🇪