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Change is Gonna Come - Kumela

Alba Records  ABCD 313

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Instrumental

Joachim Bernhard Hagen, Johann Sebastian Bach, Fernando Sor, Nicholas Maw, Lotta Wennäkoski, John Dowland

Petri Kumela (guitar)

All

Tracks

Hagen, Joachim Bernhard (1720-1787): Variazioni per il Liuto del Sigr: Locatelli (arr. P. Kumela)
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Ciaccona BWV 1004 (arr. P. Kumela)
Sor, Fernando (1778-1839): Fantaisie Op. 7
Maw, Nicholas (1935-2009): Music of Memory
Wennäkoski, Lotta (b. 1970): Balai
Dowland, John (1563-1626): Farewel

Works (6)

• Bernhard Joachim Hagen: Variations on a Theme of Locatelli in G minor
• Fernando Sor: Fantaisie No. 2 in C minor, Op. 7
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Chaconne
• John Dowland: Fantasie, P. 3 'Farwell'
• Lotta Wennäkoski: Balai
• Nicholas Maw: Music of Memory