Chords for XUEFEI YANG - BACH CONCERTOS

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_ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] I [E] was here half a year ago and rehearsing and performing with the Royal League of Prophets [B] Harmonic.
So it's [G] a very nice venue.
[D] And we are doing Bach's music [A] and it's very appropriate to play his music in the church.
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There are three concertos [E] and three solo pieces [G] in this CD, plus some bonus tracks.
The concertos are the E major and A minor violin concertos and the D minor harpsichord concerto.
And the three solo pieces are the solo violin sonata number one,
and the opening prelude from the well-tempered clavier, and Err and G string.
And they're all my own [E] transcriptions. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ So in Bach's time, the modern guitar hadn't been invented,
[F#] but a close relative of the guitar is Lute, and [E] Lute was a popular instrument in those days.
And Bach did write quite a few works for [C#] solo Lute,
and [B] they become core repertoire for us guitarists nowadays.
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_ I was thinking maybe [F#] his violin concertos would work on guitar [B] too.
So [C#] I found the scores, and to [D#m] my joy I found that they work [G#] too on the guitar.
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_ [E] _ _ _ For me the sound of the [G] guitar really fits [D] the music of Bach.
[Cm] There's something about it that _ [G#] just seems very natural, that they go together really well.
I guess it's quite similar to [G] the harpsichord sound in some ways,
and [D#] certainly in the way that it [G#m] mixes with the [G#] strings, I find.
I mean the guitar is kind [F] of fascinating to watch anyway.
I think we're all kind of transfixed by [A#] looking at Faye and [Gm] everything she does with her hands.
But musically it's been [G] interesting adapting them,
[C#] because obviously they're [Fm] not just played in exactly the [Cm] same way as you would on [B] the violin.
We've had to adjust [G] tempi and [D] articulation, and it's been a really [Cm] interesting experience.
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[D] _ [Gm] _ _ It's quite different [D#] between working with an orchestra and a quartet,
because playing concerto with an orchestra, you work with a conductor.
And with a quartet, we are [D] in a way like a quintet, and so [Dm] we talk about [A] ideas.
Everyone talks about musical ideas, so in the end the result is like teamwork.
It's wonderful working [G#] with Faye.
I've known [F#] her for some time,
and this is the first chance we've had to work [G] together.
She's always [F#] just such a [G#] happy and dedicated musician,
bringing such life and vitality to the work that she [A] does.
But also with the [F#] Elias Spring Quartet, who are one of the most exciting young quartets around at the moment,
and the combination [F] of the two of them, the way they're working together, is bringing [E] such rich results. _
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_ _ _ [E] I [D#] think Bach's music is always difficult to play.
Not only that, it requires very strong physical [D] discipline and coordination between the hands,
[Gm] and also it requires a very [D] clear mind. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ And the guitar [D] is a very polyphonic instrument,
so it's very suited to play Bach's music, as Bach's music is so contrapuntal.
So [G] I studied the Violin [Am] Concerto Score [E] and the Harpsichord Transcriptions,
[E] and I used his [F#] solo lute works as a [Am] stylistic [Dm] consideration.
And also I wanted [Bm] my guitar part [F]
to sound substantial and sophisticated,
[B] not just a single line, but can do [E] multiple lines.
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