Avi Avital: Bach - Partita No. 2 in D Major (Arrangement for Mandolin)

From the Verbier Festival, August 31, 2015 Mandolin recital by Avi Avital Watch the full recital: Subscribe to EuroArts: Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita No.2 in D Major (BWV 1004) Arrangement for mandolin 0:07 Allemande 4:47 Courante 7:39 Sarabande 11:12 Gigue 16:14 Chaconne The mandolin is quite a rare instrument, and there is - by far - less repertoire written for it than for, say, the violin. Avi Avital turns that which might be considered a disadvantage into the strength of his work: He constantly arranges existing repertoire for his instrument and even writes his own pieces - thus being in constant, fruitful conversation with music history.