The Brazilian Guitar Quartet plays the orchestral suites of Johann Sebastian Bach on Delos, led by Paul Galbraith.

I have come to appreciate more Bach’s four suites now after hearing them in increasingly diverse arrangements, this one in particular for four guitars. There’s a real clarity of line when you reduce the scoring to just our instruments. Add to that, a real clarity in the recording, and you have a real winner on your hands.

All the trills are there, and despite the the instruments are a few generations younger, Bach’s music survives with its baroque embellishments with a quite appropriate sound.

I like the sound of guitars, and with Bach’s music so well played, I can’t go wrong. Warmly recommended.

Bach, J.S.: Overture (Suite) Nos. 1-4 (Arr. For Guitar Quartet) (Brazilian Guitar Quartet)