Instruments Bach never heard (2): The marimba

Instruments Bach never heard (2): The marimba

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norman lebrecht

April 01, 2017

We weren’t that thrilled last week with Yo Yo Ma’s release, in which the cellist plays with mandolinist Chris Thile on bits of Bach for the dinner-party circuit.

This, however, is different.

Amir Lavie, principal percussionist of the Israel Symphony Orchestra, thinks the Fugue from the Violin Sonata in G minor by J.S. Bach sounds better on Marimba.

See what you think.

The filiming is the work of ISO co-principal flute, Yoel Culliner.

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