6 sonatas for violin and harpsichord

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Josef Suk & Zuzana Růžičková

Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord is a set of six sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1720–1723. They feature an obbligato harpsichord part in close dialogue with the solo violin, combining Baroque counterpoint, imitative textures and expressive harmonic writing, and they represent a significant development in Bach's instrumental output and in the evolution of the violin sonata repertoire.
First released: 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: I. Adagio
    4:15
  2. 2.
    Sonata 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: I. Largo
    5:38
  3. 3.
    Sonata 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: II. Allegro
    3:16
  4. 4.
    Sonata 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: II. Allegro
    4:56
  5. 5.
    Sonata 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: III. Andante
    3:18
  6. 6.
    Sonata 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: III. Adagio
    3:58
  7. 7.
    Sonata 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: IV. Allegro
    3:54
  8. 8.
    Sonata 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: IV. Allegro
    5:15
  9. 9.
    Sonata 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: I.
    7:54
  10. 10.
    Sonata 2 in A major, BWV 1015 : I.
    3:25
  11. 11.
    Sonata 2 in A major, BWV 1015: II. Allegro
    3:32
  12. 12.
    Sonata 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: II. Allegro
    5:10
  13. 13.
    Sonata 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: III. Adagio
    5:45
  14. 14.
    Sonata 2 in A major, BWV 1015: III. Andante un poco
    3:23
  15. 15.
    Sonata 2 in A major, BWV 1015: IV. Presto
    5:14
  16. 16.
    Sonata 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: IV. Vivace
    2:33
  17. 17.
    Sonata 3 in E major, BWV 1016: I. Adagio
    5:26
  18. 18.
    Sonata 6 in G major, BWV 1019: I. Allegro
    3:52
  19. 19.
    Sonata 3 in E major, BWV 1016: II. Allegro
    3:12
  20. 20.
    Sonata 6 in G major, BWV 1019: II. Largo
    1:59
  21. 21.
    Sonata 6 in G major, BWV 1019: III. Allegro
    3:47
  22. 22.
    Sonata 3 in E major, BWV 1016: III. Adagio ma non tanto
    5:10
  23. 23.
    Sonata 3 in E major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro
    4:08
  24. 24.
    Sonata 6 in G major, BWV 1019: IV. Adagio
    3:13
  25. 25.
    Sonata 6 in G major, BWV 1019: V. Allegro
    3:41

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