The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Felix Ayo

The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin is a set of six works for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. The cycle alternates highly contrapuntal sonatas with stylised dance movements in the partitas, showcasing Baroque idioms, intricate polyphony and demanding virtuosic technique, and it occupies a central place in Bach's chamber output and the solo violin repertoire.
First released: 11th October 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    4:36
  2. 2.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - I. Allemanda
    4:52
  3. 3.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - II. Double
    2:27
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro
    5:48
  5. 5.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - III. Corrente
    2:40
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
    4:05
  7. 7.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - IV. Double (Presto)
    2:43
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    2:52
  9. 9.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - V. Sarabande
    2:28
  10. 10.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
    4:22
  11. 11.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - VI. Double
    2:19
  12. 12.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
    8:15
  13. 13.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - VII. Tempo Di Borea
    2:07
  14. 14.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    5:52
  15. 15.
    Partita 1, in B-Minor, BWV 1002 - VIII. Double
    2:19
  16. 16.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    4:26
  17. 17.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    5:24
  18. 18.
    Partita 2, in D-Minor, BWV 1004 - I. Allemanda
    3:25
  19. 19.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
    11:45
  20. 20.
    Partita 2, in D-Minor, BWV 1004 - II. Corrente
    2:10
  21. 21.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
    3:57
  22. 22.
    Partita 2, in D-Minor, BWV 1004 - III. Sarabanda
    3:58
  23. 23.
    Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
    3:58
  24. 24.
    Partita 2, in D-Minor, BWV 1004 - IV. Giga
    3:13
  25. 25.
    Partita 2, in D-Minor, BWV 1004 - V. Ciaccona
    14:38
  26. 26.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - I. Preludio
    3:52
  27. 27.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - II. Loure
    3:26
  28. 28.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - III. Gavotte En Rondeau
    3:12
  29. 29.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - IV. Menuet I
    1:09
  30. 30.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - V. Menuet II
    1:23
  31. 31.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - VI. Bourree
    1:07
  32. 32.
    Partita 2, in E, BWV 1006 - VII. Gigue
    1:26

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