The Six Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & James Ehnes

The Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin are a collection of six works for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720 during his Köthen period. They combine polyphonic writing, inventive use of counterpoint and a range of dance-form movements that test the technical and expressive capabilities of the solo violin, reflecting Bach's approach to solo instrumental writing in the Baroque era.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    5:10
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro
    5:48
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
    3:04
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    3:29
  5. 5.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemande
    7:04
  6. 6.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
    3:09
  7. 7.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
    3:36
  8. 8.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double. Presto
    3:22
  9. 9.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
    4:23
  10. 10.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
    2:13
  11. 11.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di Borea
    3:28
  12. 12.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
    3:31
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I.Grave
    5:17
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
    8:27
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    6:07
  16. 16.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    5:41

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
    4:53
  2. 3.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
    2:54
  3. 4.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
    4:31
  4. 5.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
    4:22
  5. 6.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
    16:52
  6. 7.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    5:19
  7. 8.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
    10:17
  8. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
    3:23
  9. 10.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: VI. Allegro assai
    5:18
  10. 11.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
    4:06
  11. 12.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
    4:08
  12. 13.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III: Gavotte en Rondeau
    3:11
  13. 14.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I
    2:00
  14. 15.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: V. Menuet II
    1:45
  15. 16.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Bouree
    1:36
  16. 17.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
    1:47

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