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A number of Voices for One
David Greenberg, baroque & octave violins
Leaf Music, 2023
Fascination with the Baroque period is as present as ever. David Greenberg, arranger, composer and violinist, continues to showcase his eclectic skills in his newest undertaking, A number of Voices for One, which is like Greenberg Variations within the type of Bach. The tapestry is threaded with folk-cultural motifs harking back to Cape Breton fiddling, Scottish jigs and Klezmer music. Dance-like contours exhibit the depth of getting studied early music at Indiana College and efficiency with the celebrated Tafelmusik ensemble.
Recorded at Bauman Auditorium in Newberg, Ore., every “mashup” mysteriously exudes one or a number of violin strands. The spice is excellent—melancholy spiced with hot-edged dance grooves and syncopation. Energetically harking back to the Bach suites (allemande, courante, sarabande, passacaille), Greenberg’s variations, whether or not jazzy, jig or sq. dances, elicit one of the best of Bach.
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McG & G captures the texture of a Scottish dance, with elaborations that counsel the usage of a number of devices. Bach’s Partita No. 1 is inspiration for Sleepy Maggie’s Messenger, co-authored together with his son Owen Greenberg, Caledonia Corrente and Savage Sarabande, the latter characterised by the deep cello/bass sound. Gloomy and Enthralled, drawing from Bach’s Sonata No. 2, makes us hear the guttural sound of the “octave” violin (additionally successfully utilized in Savage Sarabande), whereas Susan’s Klezmer Corrente (Bach’s Partita No. 2) is infused with Klezmer-style aptitude. Among the many different tracks, Barbara’s strikes as a “reverse passacaille,” with an ascending bassline, harking back to bagpipes and a sq. dance.
The undertaking is a comforting antidote to winter blues, if not a whimsical tribute to every style and would probably have drawn reward from Bach himself.
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