A. Vivaldi/J.S. Bach: Concerto in D Major, RV 230/BWV 972: for Two Guitars and String Quartet/Guitar Duo

By Ming-Jui Liu

A set of two transcriptions based on Vivaldi's Concerto No.9 in D major for solo violin and strings, RV 230, and Bach's harpsichord transcription of it, BWV 972: 1) two guitars and a string quartet, 2) guitar duo. RV 230/BWV 972 has been transcribed to many instrumental settings; however, a version for two guitars and a string quartet is rare, and it adds a new dimension to guitar transcriptions of this work. With the use of this instrumentation, we are able to keep Bach's ideas within the concerto grosso format. That is to say, Bach's additions in his transcription can be realized in a concerto setting with guitar soloists and a string quartet, such that there is an exchange of instrumentation between the tutti and solo passages.Although many guitarists have played lute concertos, such as Vivaldi's Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93, a performance of a concerto grosso piece is not common. The present transcriptions further expand the guitar repertoire of the Baroque concerto grosso form, and they make an important contribution to showing the breadth of the guitar repertoire."Congratulations to Ming-Jui Liu with this important contribution to the duo guitar concerto repertoire. This little known transcription by Bach of a concerto by Vivaldi fits the duo guitar ensemble perfectly. Ming-Jui Liu's transcription sounds natural and is a good fit with a Baroque orchestra." - Jerry Willard, Guitar Professor at Stony Brook University"This transcription of the Concerto in D for 2 guitars and string quartet by Vivaldi/Bach is a welcome addition to the guitar duet repertoire. Rarely do we guitarists get to perform a masterwork such as this in an ensemblesetting. The transcription is a fine balance of careful scholarship and artistic imagination. Bravo Ming Jui-Liu!" - Kevin Gallagher, World Renown Guitarist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1980737835
• ISBN13: 9781980737834
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"