Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 1

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Frank Peter Zimmermann

Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin is a collection of six works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. The pieces blend intricate contrapuntal writing with stylised Baroque dance movements, exploring the technical and expressive capabilities of the solo violin and occupying a central place in Bach's instrumental output and the Baroque repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Grave
    4:04
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Fuga
    7:07
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Andante
    4:35
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Allegro
    5:40
  5. 5.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Allemande
    4:27
  6. 6.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Courante
    2:10
  7. 7.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabande
    3:55
  8. 8.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Gigue
    4:10
  9. 9.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne
    13:32
  10. 10.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio
    3:41
  11. 11.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Loure
    3:39
  12. 12.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gavotte en rondeau
    2:49
  13. 13.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Menuet I & II
    4:02
  14. 14.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Bourrée
    1:21
  15. 15.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gigue
    1:59

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