The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & John Holloway

The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo is a set of six works for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. Blending intricate contrapuntal writing with dance-derived movements, the collection explores both polyphonic and virtuosic techniques and occupies a central place in Bach's output and the solo violin repertoire of the Baroque era.
First released: 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 1 for Violin Solo in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    3:32
  2. 2.
    Partita No. 2 for Violin Solo in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
    4:09
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 1 for Violin Solo in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga: Allegro
    6:03
  4. 4.
    Partita No. 2 for Violin Solo in D minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
    2:21
  5. 5.
    Sonata No. 1 for Violin Solo in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
    2:44
  6. 6.
    Partita No. 2 for Violin Solo in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
    3:58
  7. 7.
    Sonata No. 1 for Violin Solo in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    3:28
  8. 8.
    Partita No. 2 for Violin Solo in D minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
    4:04
  9. 9.
    Partita No. 2 for Violin Solo in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
    13:11
  10. 10.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
    5:28
  11. 11.
    Sonata No. 3 for Violin Solo in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    3:34
  12. 12.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
    2:35
  13. 13.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
    3:21
  14. 14.
    Sonata No. 3 for Violin Solo in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
    11:12
  15. 15.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double: Presto
    3:29
  16. 16.
    Sonata No. 3 for Violin Solo in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
    2:51
  17. 17.
    Sonata No. 3 for Violin Solo in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
    5:20
  18. 18.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
    3:20
  19. 19.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
    3:01
  20. 20.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
    3:34
  21. 21.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea
    3:13
  22. 22.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
    3:42
  23. 23.
    Partita No. 1 for Violin Solo in B minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
    3:15
  24. 24.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
    3:17
  25. 25.
    Sonata No. 2 for Violin Solo in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
    3:10
  26. 26.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I
    1:38
  27. 27.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: V. Menuet II
    1:34
  28. 28.
    Sonata No. 2 for Violin Solo in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
    8:22
  29. 29.
    Sonata No. 2 for Violin Solo in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    5:26
  30. 30.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée
    1:26
  31. 31.
    Sonata No. 2 for Violin Solo in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    4:02
  32. 32.
    Partita No. 3 for Violin Solo in E major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
    2:00

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