tracks

Suite No. 1 in G major
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Minuets I & II
Gigue
Suite No. 2 in D Minor
Prelude
Courante
Allemande
Sarabande
Minuets I & II
Gigue
Suite No. 3 in C Major
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bourées I & II
Gigue

notes

From the liner notes' section on the instruments used in the recordings:

"The mandolins heard on this recording are all vintage Gibson A models, a different one for each suite. I began this project by recording Suite No. 1 on a circa 1920 Gibson A I've owned since 2007, affectionately nicknamed The Feral Cat (because its previous owner maintains that it only purrs when it's in my lap). When Feral Cat needed some minor repairs in early 2016, however, I realized I didn't have any worthy alternative instruments and went on something on [sic] a mandolin-buying rampage, the prizes from which were two more A models from 1921 and 1909. The 1921 got the name Coyote, in memory of a beloved cat (a real one), and Coyote's beautifully rich tone is heard on Suite No. 2; the 1909 became Black Beastie (because it's black, but has a dramatic scar down its headstock that makes the name Black Beauty seem not quite right), and Beastie's extraordinary power and window-rattling bass is heard on Suite No. 3."

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