Sonatas Nos. 4, 5, 6 for Violin and Harpsichord

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Igor Oistrakh & Natalia Zertsalova

Sonatas Nos. 4, 5 and 6 for violin and harpsichord are three works by Johann Sebastian Bach, generally dated to around 1720–1723. They form the latter half of his set of six sonatas for violin and harpsichord and are characterised by intricate counterpoint and close interplay between violin and obbligato harpsichord, combining Italianate melodic elements with German contrapuntal technique and occupying an important place in Baroque chamber repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: I. Siciliano. Largo
    5:16
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: II. Allegro
    4:29
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: III. Adagio
    4:11
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: IV. Allegro
    3:20
  5. 5.
    Sonata No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: I. -
    8:11
  6. 6.
    Sonata No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: II. Allegro
    3:14
  7. 7.
    Sonata No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: III. Adagio
    3:54
  8. 8.
    Sonata No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: IV. Vivace
    2:55
  9. 9.
    Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: I. Vivace
    3:36
  10. 10.
    Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: II. Largo
    2:17
  11. 11.
    Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: III. Allegro
    2:43
  12. 12.
    Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: IV. Adagio
    4:20
  13. 13.
    Sonata No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: V. Allegro
    3:38

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