Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Christian Ferras

Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin is a set of six works for unaccompanied violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1720. Written in the Baroque idiom, the collection combines intricate polyphonic writing and virtuosic technical demands with dance-inspired movements, and occupies an important place in the solo violin repertoire and in the history of Baroque instrumental music.
First released: 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Solo Sonata no. 1: Adagio
    4:28
  2. 2.
    Solo Sonata no. 1: Fugue
    5:28
  3. 3.
    Solo Sonata no. 1: Siciliana
    3:44
  4. 4.
    Solo Sonata no. 1: Presto
    4:02
  5. 5.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Allemande
    5:02
  6. 6.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Double
    2:13
  7. 7.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Courante
    3:38
  8. 8.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Double
    4:08
  9. 9.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Sarabande
    4:09
  10. 10.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Double
    2:00
  11. 11.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Bouree
    3:42
  12. 12.
    Solo Partita no. 1: Double
    3:18
  13. 13.
    Solo Sonata no. 2: Grave
    3:52
  14. 14.
    Solo Sonata no. 2: Fugue
    8:21
  15. 15.
    Solo Sonata no. 2: Andante
    5:12
  16. 16.
    Solo Sonata no. 2: Allegro
    5:47
  17. 17.
    Solo Partita no. 2: Allemande
    3:17
  18. 18.
    Solo Partita no. 2: Courante
    2:53
  19. 19.
    Solo Partita no. 2: Sarabande
    4:30
  20. 20.
    Solo Partita no. 2: Gigue
    3:17
  21. 21.
    Solo Partita no. 2: Chaconne
    14:02
  22. 22.
    Solo Sonata no. 3: Adagio
    4:06
  23. 23.
    Solo Sonata no. 3: Fugue
    10:12
  24. 24.
    Solo Sonata no. 3: Largo
    3:45
  25. 25.
    Solo Sonata no. 3: Allegro assai
    5:43
  26. 26.
    Solo Partita no. 3: Prelude
    3:47
  27. 27.
    Solo Partita no. 3: Loure
    4:32
  28. 28.
    Solo Partita no. 3: Gavotte
    2:57
  29. 29.
    Solo Partita no. 3: Menuet 1 and 2
    4:04
  30. 30.
    Solo Partita no. 3: Bourree
    1:37
  31. 31.
    Solo Partita no. 3: Gigue
    1:52

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