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Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar in A Minor) : J.S. Bach: Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar in A Minor): IV. Gigue by Andrés Segovia album cover

Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar in A Minor) : J.S. Bach: Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar in A Minor): IV. Gigue

by Andrés Segovia

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About "Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar in A Minor) : J.S. Bach: Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (Arr. Segovia for Guitar in A Minor): IV. Gigue" by Andrés Segovia

The Gigue from Bach's C Minor Partita, reimagined for guitar, is a dance with a limp. Segovia's transcription finds a dark, woody humor in the asymmetrical rhythm—a courtly step that keeps tripping over its own shadow. Elegant, but never quite at ease.