Suite in g minor, BWV 995, and the invention of Bach's lute music. 

I agree the gavotte is the jewel in the crown of this suite.

Thank you!

Thank you!

I can dream of having one sometime in the future :)

First of all, I apologize for the very late response. And I'm very happy you liked the video! Regarding the embellishment I added, this was a means of heightening the expression of that passage. In terms of whether this is an appropriate thing to do, here we get more into the area of personal preference, so I would never claim that what I did is necessarily appropriate. However, adding dramatic embellishments was part of the Baroque Style, and we have many examples of Bach himself adding a variety of colorful and imaginative ornaments in his music: consider, for instance, the vast difference between the "plain" and the "ornamented" versions of the sarabandes in the second and third English Suites; or, as I have argued in another video, the Sarabande of the sixth Partita, which is already heavily ornamented. Another aspect to consider is that when it comes to ornamentation and embellishing, many modern performers tend to treat Bach in a different way compared to other Baroque composers. What I mean by this is that, while performers will freely add ornaments to the music of other composers, it is fairly common not to be so "creative" with Bach. I think this can be traced back to an older 20th century aesthetic that advocated playing only what is on the page. This means that we, and I include myself here, are used to hearing performances that don't depart too much from the written score, so that when a performance does deviate it is going to stand out in relation to what we are used to. But I do not see any reason why we should treat Bach differently to other Baroque composers. Of course this does not mean what I did was successful -- only the listeners can decide that! But I do wish more performers would experiment more with adding embellishments to Bach's music, just like they do with the music of other composers.

Thank you!

I've also been fascinated by the lute-harpsichord since I had heard of it, so I was happy to hear you talk about it.

Favourite cello suite? I guess for lute (or lute-harpsichord)

@@zepewto901 It's definitely a fascinating instrument. I got to play one a few years ago, and it was a wonderful experience. Incidentally, the score I used is the Neue Bach Ausgabe edition. I haven't checked, but I imagine imslp has the older Bach Gesellschaft Ausgabe edition from the 19th century, which should be good as well.

@@HarpsichordVinylGallery Originally a Cello Suite, BWV 1011

@@hindenburg1596 OK

Yes, the lute definitely suits this music, and it certainly inspired Bach. Perhaps, after all, the lute harpsichord may have been invented because keyboard players were so fascinated by the sound of the lute and were trying to approximate it on a keyboard instrument. So any piece conceived for lute harpsichord works perfectly on the lute.

Based on the resonance of my instrument, and especially considering the bass notes, I felt this was "tres viste" enough :) Now, if I had a lute-harpsichord, I can imagine playing it faster.

It isn't out of tune -- just not tuned to equal temperament.