Yasuaki Shimizu is known for his saxophone versions of Bach's Cello Suites. This mini-album (6 tracks, 20 minutes) features saxophone versions of Courante and Prelude from Cello Suites No. 1, electronic non-reverberated sine-wave renditions of the Goldberg Variations and Art of Fugue, Menuet 2 from English Suites No. 4 with a spoken word accompaniment to the electronic sounds and a soprano vocal version of Sarabande, Cello Suites no. 2. Without the immediacy of the two Bach Cello Suites saxophone volumes, but offering another intriguing side of this talented musician.
