Sean Shibe
Bach
Album · Classical · 2020 · Delphian Records
Bach’s music for the lute has been something of a connoisseur’s speciality, but this album could change that. Was this music even written for the lute? The question can never be answered, but hear it played on a guitar with the intelligence, fantasy, and palpable love that Shibe brings and such musicological quibbles seem impertinent. Fugues are unfolded with faultless attention to line. But more importantly, they live and breathe, and everything glows under the rich light of fresh discovery. Stunningly recorded, this collection is a memento of a young artist on a vertiginous ascent, offering music-making that is utterly riveting.
Bach
Sean Shibe
Bach’s music for the lute has been something of a connoisseur’s speciality, but this album could change that. Was this music even written for the lute? The question can never be answered, but hear it played on a guitar with the intelligence, fantasy, and palpable love that Shibe brings and such musicological quibbles seem impertinent. Fugues are unfolded with faultless attention to line. But more importantly, they live and breathe, and everything glows under the rich light of fresh discovery. Stunningly recorded, this collection is a memento of a young artist on a vertiginous ascent, offering music-making that is utterly riveting.
