Air on a G String: Baroque Masterpieces Performed on Guitar

1	Partita for solo flute in
2	Partita for solo flute in
3	Partita for solo flute in
4	Partita for solo flute in
5	Cantata No. 156, "Ich ste
6	Fantasia for lute No. 1 i
7	Sonata for lute in G mino
8	Sonata for lute in F majo
9	Work(s): Courente Royale
10	Tombeau sur la mort de Mo
11	Sonata for lute in G majo
12	Pastorale for organ in F
13	Suite for lute in D major
14	Suite for lute in D major
15	Suite for lute in D major
16	Suite for lute in D major
17	Suite for lute in D major
18	Suite for lute in D major
19	Suite for lute in D major
20	Suite for lute in D major
21	Les Silvains, for harpsic
22	Les Tours de passe-passe,
23	Les Baricades mistérieuse
24	Orchestral Suite No. 3 in
Air on a G String: Baroque Masterpieces Performed on Guitar
1.	Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013 11:23
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by David Russell
2.	Cantata No. 156, "Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe," BWV 156 (BC A38): Adagio / Arioso 2:11
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by David Russell
3.	Fantasia for lute No. 1 in C minor (London MS), Smith 83 2:19
	Composed by Silvius Leopold Weiss
	Performed by David Russell
4.	Sonata for lute in G minor (Dresden MS No. 29; London MS No. 19), SC 25: Prelude 1:18
	Composed by Silvius Leopold Weiss
	Performed by David Russell
5.	Sonata for lute in F major (London MS No. 14), SC 19: Allemande 3:05
	Composed by Silvius Leopold Weiss
	Performed by David Russell
6.	Work(s): Courente Royale (Sm. 31) 2:25
	Composed by Silvius Leopold Weiss
	Performed by David Russell
7.	Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Comte de Logy, for lute in B flat minor (London MS), Smith 210 5:19
	Composed by Silvius Leopold Weiss
	Performed by David Russell
8.	Sonata for lute in G major (London MS No. 16), SC 22: Allegro 3:32
	Composed by Silvius Leopold Weiss
	Performed by David Russell
9.	Pastorale for organ in F major, BWV 590 (BC J81): Third Movement 3:00
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by David Russell
10.	Suite in D major, for lute ("La prise de Gaeta") 13:02
	Composed by Jacques de Saint-Luc
	Performed by David Russell
11.	Les Silvains, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, I, 1ère ordre) 4:15
	Composed by François Couperin
	Performed by David Russell
12.	Les Tours de passe-passe, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, IV, 22e ordre) 2:48
	Composed by François Couperin
	Performed by David Russell
13.	Les Baricades mistérieuses, for harpsichord (Pièces de clavecin, II, 6e ordre) 3:07
	Composed by François Couperin
	Performed by David Russell
14.	Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String 4:23
	Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performed by David Russell

All Music Guide

Guitarist David Russell just keeps getting better and better. He was already a fully formed virtuoso with a clear, warm tone and an effortless technique when he made his major-label debut on Telarc in 1995. And as this 2008 disc called Air on a G String shows, Russell has deepened and mellowed as he's matured. Featuring four works by Johann Sebastian Bach, four by François Couperin, six by Sylvius Leopold Weiss, and an eight-movement suite by Jacques de Saint-Luc, Russell's choice of repertoire is balanced between the well known and unfamiliar, and it is all the more interesting because of it. With his digital independence and his uncanny ability to sustain a legato line on a plucked instrument, Russell's technique remains impeccable. But as he has aged, his interpretations have become more musical and less technical. Russell's Bach -- a probing "Partita in A minor, BWV 1013"; a sublime Adagio/Arioso from "Cantata No. 156"; a shadowy "Pastorale in F major, BWV 590"; and a blissful Air from the "Suite in D major, BWV 1068" -- sounds sympathetic not just to the music's supreme intellect but to its soulful spirituality. Russell's selections by Weiss and the "Suite" by Saint-Luc are graciously engaging, but better yet are his three selections from Couperin -- especially his otherworldly "Les Barricades Mistérieuses," which seems to float out of the strings of the guitar. Captured in clear, immediate digital sound by producers Elaine Martone and Maria Jesus Rodriguez, this disc will please technophiles as well as Russell's fans. James Leonard

Gramophone

Yet another outstanding release by this incomparable guitarist. William Yeoman

The Scotsman (UK)

This is carefully performed music, much of it gentle and reflective, from composers who were masters of their art.

Sacramento Bee

1/2 Classical guitarist David Russell proves he's at the top of his game with the masterfully delivered baroque music on this CD. Edward Ortiz

Deseret Morning News

Throughout this album, Russell displays his artistry to the fullest. This is an exceptional album by a remarkable and insightful performer. Edward Reichel