Sharon Isbin - J.S. Bach: Complete Lute Suites (2003)

Sharon Isbin is a multiple Grammy Award winning American classical guitarist and the founding director of the guitar department at the Juilliard School. Described by the Boston Globe's Michael Manning as a musician who plays "beyond virtuosity," guitarist Sharon Isbin has been a consistent challenge for critics, who struggle to find the right superlative that would do justice to her exquisite playing. A Renaissance woman of the guitar, Isbin performs worldwide at famous venues, commissions new works from distinguished American composers (more than any other guitarist) for her instruments, collaborates with a wide variety of musicians, and indefatigably searches for new music to play.

Track List

Suite in E major for Lute, BWV 1006a
01. I. Prelude [04:24]
02. II. Loure [02:45]
03. III. Gavotte en rondeau [03:11]
04. IV. Menuet I & II (da capo Menuet I) [02:57]
05. V. Bourrée [01:56]
06. VI. Gigue [02:05]
Suite in G minor for Lute (performed in A minor), BWV 995
07. I. Prelude [06:45]
08. II. Allemande [03:31]
09. III. Courante [02:07]
10. IV. Sarabande [04:15]
11. V. Gavotte I & II (en rondeau) [02:41]
12. VI. Gigue [02:22]
Suite in E minor for Lute, BWV 996
13. I. Praeludio: Passaggio [02:58]
14. II. Allemande [03:09]
15. III. Courante [02:24]
16. IV. Sarabande [04:46]
17. V. Bourrée [01:20]
18. VI. Gigue [02:58]
Suite in C minor for Lute (performed in A minor), BWV 997
19. I. Prelude [03:10]
20. II. Fugue [08:13]
21. III. Sarabande [05:28]
22. IV. Gigue [02:43]
23. V. Double [02:42]