J. S. Bach Cello Suite #1 (full) on mandolin: Living Room Recital

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I attempted to record a recital-quality take, straight through of J. S. Bach’s first Cello Suite, BWV 1007. Since I am also a Dad, there are two cuts for a certain child having 2 emergencies in 30 minutes after bedtime. I hope you enjoy!
00:00 1. Prelude
03:19 2. Allemande
07:55 3. Courante
10:41 4. Sarabande
14:42 5. Minuet I / II
18:08 6. Gigue
Equipment
-Mandolin: Red Diamond, Vintage 24 "Grogu"
-Strings: D'Addario XT, custom medium
-Pick: D'Addario 1.4mm "Chris Thile" casein
-Microphones: Royer R-122 MkII stereo pair
-No eq, reverb, or compression (beyond some limiting on the last movement to raise overall gain)

[@tpf1952]

Thank you for sharing. So much work, practice, patience and perseverance. It has paid off. Delicate and beautiful.

[@shoshannafachima1306]

Bravo bravissimo🎵👏🎶 Extraordinary arrangement

[@BulentYazici]

Excellent !!! Congratulations !!! 👏👏👏

[@kamakuramarty]

ありがとうございます！

[@PhilWoodhull]

Thank you!

[@JBRRecordings]

Wow first time I hear Bach played on a mandolin. Excellent work. The recording sounds fantastic 🔥👏🏻👏🏻

[@dobrodoc]

Beautiful!

[@Brabant50]

Just beautiful! I am working my way through # 1 also-not nearly as masterfully as you do. Thank you.

[@jerryoswald]

Bravo, this is really great to see . The world waits for #2......

[@thejoshpit]

Simply fantastic!

[@andrehernandezrosado2266]

This is awesome!

[@chipperP]

Very nice.

[@60beats44]

Beautifully played Phil, as usual. All in one take for each movement, which puts you into the category of a professional musician, even though your rewards are most likely not of a huge financial nature. Could I ask you Phil about your opinion of mandolin armrests? Thanks again.

[@PhilWoodhull]

I’m personally not a fan of one more thing pressing into/touching my right arm. But many players love them.

[@duttaproductions9706]

Really beautiful! May I ask how you learned these suits, did you convert them from cello sheet music by yourself or find them elsewhere?

[@PhilWoodhull]

Thank you! There are a few violin transcriptions out there, all of which should work just fine on mandolin. The one I used as my source (which I then deviated from in places) was the transcription by Polo.