J.S. Bach / Emi Ferguson : Allemande (from the Partita) // *recomposed*

00:12 - Prelude / Introduction 1:55 - J.S. Bach / Allemande (A section) 3:18 - Emi Ferguson / Allemande recomposed (A section) 4:52 - J.S. Bach / Allemande (B section) 6:18 - Emi Ferguson / Allemande recomposed (B section) 8:09 - Bach/Ferguson / CODA The Allemande from Bach’s Partita for solo flute - one of my favorite pieces to play - is no less virtuosic today than the day he wrote it, asking flute players to traverse the full length of the instrument from the lowest note to the highest with a constant stream of 16th notes reminiscent of some of his other famous Preludes written for the Cello and Keyboard. One day as I sat alone during the pandemic, I would it be like if I took Bach’s Allemande and used it as seed material, weaving newly composed A and B repeats into the piece after hearing Bach’s original as well as a fun introduction that also incorporates the voice...
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