Sonatas and Partitas

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Franz Halász

Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin is a set of six works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. They exemplify Baroque polyphony applied to a single instrument, combining intricate counterpoint, implied multiple voices and technically demanding writing, and they occupy a central place in the solo violin repertoire and in Bach's mature instrumental output.
First released: 8th March 2024

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 1a. Allemande
    4:24
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
    3:13
  3. 3.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 1b. Double
    3:28
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fugue
    6:53
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    4:12
  6. 6.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IIa. Courante
    3:47
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    5:58
  8. 8.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IIb. Double
    4:18
  9. 9.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Prelude
    3:49
  10. 10.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IIIa. Sarabande
    2:59
  11. 11.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
    3:55
  12. 12.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IIIb. Double
    2:16
  13. 13.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IVa. Tempo di Borea
    3:23
  14. 14.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau
    3:17
  15. 15.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I & II
    4:47
  16. 16.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IVb. Double
    3:25
  17. 17.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: V. Bourrée
    1:48
  18. 18.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    3:13
  19. 19.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fugue. Allegro
    4:34
  20. 20.
    Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue
    2:20
  21. 21.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliano
    3:12
  22. 22.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    2:56
  23. 23.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fugue. Alla breve
    9:37
  24. 24.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    3:58
  25. 25.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande
    5:14
  26. 26.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
    2:38
  27. 27.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
    4:52
  28. 28.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: II. Courante
    2:33
  29. 29.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabande
    3:26
  30. 30.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: IV. Gigue
    3:54
  31. 31.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
    13:18

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