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

[@mrroneill99]

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

[@GuillermoPSKrebs]

Mi piace moltissimo il suono del mandolino ❤ Bravissimo Maestro!

[@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!

[@alvarito45]

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

[@silvestra2762]

Thank you Avi! ❤

[@lfcacador]

fantástico. God bless you

[@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 :)

[@peterwu8471]

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

[@maggiemckenzie6776]

Glorious toda raba Avi

[@nicetarrudaarruda8498]

Maravilhoso
Parabéns!

[@ElieElKhoury19]

Beautiful!

[@hectorvargas5313]

Maravilloso musica para mis sentidos nice

[@aldoggiuliani]

¡ Excelente!

[@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..

[@zouhairzouaoui5903]

This is not D Major. This is D Minor !

[@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!!!👏👏👏

[@fitnessbrotherade2959]

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

[@이성호-t3q]

참 좋습니다.

[@bojanaignjatovic8788]

❤❤❤

[@ilmelangolo]

APPLAUSI

[@753Vsa]

아 진짜 좋네~~

[@peterwu8471]

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

[@joseraysouza]

With the 4th string tuned would be even better.

[@classicarabicinstruments6158]

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