Jason Vieaux plays Gigue BWV 996 by Bach

ByBradford Werner
2016

American guitarist and recent Grammy winner Jason Vieaux plays Gigue (6th mvt.) from Lute Suite No.1 in E minor, BWV 996 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via Colorado Public Radio and their YouTube. It’s a thick piece which makes his technique look pretty stiff and sound a tad choppy but I like the counterpoint and voice independence he’s getting and the rhythmic drive. The guy can play, no denying that!

You can pick up sheet music via Amazon: Bach Lute Suites (Koonce). I’ve been thinking of releasing a clean and un-fingered edition of the lute suites alongside a fingered one….see you in a few months!

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.