Taking a classical work and playing it on different instrument is not exactly new, but it can still be quite thrilling. Musician Chris Thile’s Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2 doesn’t use piano or organ or guitar, but it shows the mighty mandolin. A rather plucky instrument that already thrums with a Baroque or Renaissance sound, it seems a good choice. Harp would have sounded overly dreamy and trumpet would have been totally out of the running (though maybe saxophone in the right hands). The release included Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, piece originally written for violin solo. And unlike his first volume of Bach in 2013, Thile has decided to take some liberties with the scores.