Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & James Ehnes

Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin is a set of six works for unaccompanied violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1720. These Baroque compositions combine intricate contrapuntal writing with dance-form movements and demanding violin techniques such as double-stopping and chordal writing, and they represent a major example of Bach's solo instrumental output with lasting influence on violin technique and pedagogy.
First released: 26th November 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 for Violin Solo in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    4:54
  2. 2.
    Partita no. 2 for Violin Solo in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
    4:42
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 for Violin Solo in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (Allegro)
    5:44
  4. 4.
    Partita no. 2 for Violin Solo in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
    2:28
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 1 for Violin Solo in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
    2:50
  6. 6.
    Partita no. 2 for Violin Solo in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabande
    4:12
  7. 7.
    Partita no. 2 for Violin Solo in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
    3:41
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 1 for Violin Solo in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    3:11
  9. 9.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
    6:15
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 3 for Violin Solo in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    5:05
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 3 for Violin Solo in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
    9:52
  12. 12.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
    2:58
  13. 13.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
    3:30
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 3 for Violin Solo in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
    3:28
  15. 15.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double (Presto)
    3:08
  16. 16.
    Sonata no. 3 for Violin Solo in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
    5:07
  17. 17.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
    4:11
  18. 18.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
    3:56
  19. 19.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
    3:38
  20. 20.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
    2:08
  21. 21.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
    2:53
  22. 22.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di Borea
    3:09
  23. 23.
    Partita no. 1 for Violin Solo in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
    3:17
  24. 24.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I
    1:47
  25. 25.
    Sonata no. 2 for Violin Solo in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
    4:55
  26. 26.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Menuet II
    1:40
  27. 27.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée
    1:25
  28. 28.
    Sonata no. 2 for Violin Solo in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
    7:49
  29. 29.
    Partita no. 3 for Violin Solo in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Giga
    1:42
  30. 30.
    Sonata no. 2 for Violin Solo in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    6:02
  31. 31.
    Sonata no. 2 for Violin Solo in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    5:34
  32. 32.
    Partita no. 2 for Violin Solo in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
    16:15