Track | Song composer min.:sec.
01 | Prelude #15 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 3:18
02 | Little Prelude nr.8 BWV 927 / Invention #8 (from "Fifteen Two-Part Inventions" Johann Sebastian Bach 1:54
03 | Largo (form Concerto in F minor for Harpsichord and Orchestra) Johann Sebastian Bach 3:34
04 | Allegro (from Sonata for Violin & Basso Continuo Op. 1 nr.14) George Frederic Handel 3:00
05 | "Pastorale" Sonata for Harpsichord Domenico Scarlatti 4:29
06 | Sonata K. 105 for Harpsichord Domenico Scarlatti 5:54
07 | Little Prelude nr.1 BWV 924 Johann Sebastian Bach 2:07
08 | Prelude #2 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 2:19
09 | Prelude #1 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 2:21
10 | Little Prelude nr.1 (from 6 Little Preludes) BWV 933 Johann Sebastian Bach 1:33
11 | Arioso (from Capriccio BWV 992) Johann Sebastian Bach 2:35
12 | Allemande (from Suite BWV 817) Johann Sebastian Bach 2:44
13 | Grave (from Sonata BWV 1002) Solo Blanchette Johann Sebastian Bach 5:03
14 | Prelude #3 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 1:58
15 | Prelude #20 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 1:40
16 | Prelude #9 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 1:48
17 | Little Prelude nr.3 BWV 937 Johann Sebastian Bach 2:07
18 | Largo (from Sonata BWV 1000) Solo Blanchette Johann Sebastian Bach 3:43
19 | Musette (from "Notenbuechlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach") Johann Sebastian Bach 1:23
20 | Prelude #3 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" II) Johann Sebastian Bach 3:08
21 | Prelude #17 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier" I) Johann Sebastian Bach 1:40
22 | Concerto IX (after Bach's arrangement for Harpsichord) Antonio Vivaldi / Bach 3:14
Click on the song titles to hear excerpts from Archguitar Duo I
Archguitar Duo I
Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti
Peter Blanchette and Peter Michelini
Over the years hundreds of listeners have written to say that this particular CD is their most beloved recording. Since 1982 people from around the world have written, called and emailed to tell us the music accompanied the birth of a child or a wedding processional. On several occasions we were honored to hear that a mortally ill person requested it in their last hours. Why? Perhaps it is the youthful, guileless love and enthusiasm documented in this unedited, live performance by two 22 year old musicians in a church in Copenhagen playing Bach on their crazy new instruments from midnight to dawn. We are particularly proud of this CD and continue to pursue its genuine spirit of discovery and joy.
Left; Peter Michelini,
12- string archguitar.

Right: Peter Blanchette
11-string archguitar

If you love baroque music, e.g. The Four Seasons, this is the disc for you. It is an excellent introduction to the extended possibilities of the archguitar. There are both solos and duos on this CD. Part of the magic of this disc is that it was recorded live in the Heligåndskirke. This historic church in Copenhagen, Denmark is one of the world's most acoustically warm spaces.

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