Sonatas & Partitas

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Kyung‐Wha Chung

Sonatas and Partitas is a collection of six works for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. The set combines rigorous contrapuntal writing and Baroque dance forms to explore the technical and expressive capabilities of the solo violin, marking a significant development in Bach's instrumental output and serving as a foundational work in the violin repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Adagio
    4:07
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Fuga
    5:05
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Siciliana
    3:13
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Presto
    4:01
  5. 5.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Allemanda
    6:43
  6. 6.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Corrente
    6:51
  7. 7.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Sarabande
    6:32
  8. 8.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Tempo di Borea
    6:49
  9. 9.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Grave
    4:24
  10. 10.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Fuga
    8:09
  11. 11.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Andante
    5:08
  12. 12.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Allegro
    5:39

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Allemanda
    4:35
  2. 3.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Corrente
    2:39
  3. 4.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabanda
    4:00
  4. 5.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Giga
    4:20
  5. 6.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Ciaccona
    13:54
  6. 7.
    Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005: Adagio
    3:48
  7. 8.
    Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005: Fuga
    10:14
  8. 9.
    Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005: Largo
    3:29
  9. 10.
    Sonata No. 3 in C, BWV 1005: Allegro assai
    5:05
  10. 11.
    Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Preludio
    3:24
  11. 12.
    Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Loure
    4:15
  12. 13.
    Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Gavotte en rondeau
    2:57
  13. 14.
    Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Menuet I - Menuet II
    4:09
  14. 15.
    Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Bourrée
    1:30
  15. 16.
    Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006: Gigue
    1:55

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