The Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001–1006

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Ruggiero Ricci

The Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001–1006 is a collection of six works for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1720. Rooted in Baroque style, the pieces combine virtuosic technical demands with intricate polyphonic writing and dance-derived movements, and they occupy a central place in Bach's instrumental output and the solo violin repertoire, influencing performance practice and later composers.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    4:06
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: II. Fugue
    5:30
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
    3:57
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    4:00
  5. 5.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002: I. Allemande
    6:15
  6. 6.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002: II. Courante
    5:37
  7. 7.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002: III. Sarabande
    4:00
  8. 8.
    Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002: IV. Bourrée
    4:48
  9. 9.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: I. Grave
    4:00
  10. 10.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: II. Fugue
    8:50
  11. 11.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: III. Andante
    5:54
  12. 12.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    5:53

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004: I. Allemande
    4:10
  2. 3.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004: II. Courante
    2:23
  3. 4.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004: III. Sarabande
    2:15
  4. 5.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004: IV. Gigue
    3:16
  5. 6.
    Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
    13:08
  6. 7.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    4:33
  7. 8.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: II. Fugue
    9:47
  8. 9.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: III. Largo
    3:20
  9. 10.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
    5:18
  10. 11.
    Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006: I. Praeludium
    3:40
  11. 12.
    Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006: II. Loure
    4:39
  12. 13.
    Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau
    2:57
  13. 14.
    Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006: IV. Menuets 1-2
    4:38
  14. 15.
    Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006: V. Bourrée
    1:46
  15. 16.
    Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006: VI. Gigue
    1:58

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