Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Nathan Milstein

The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin is a set of six works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. They exemplify Bach's mastery of polyphonic writing for an unaccompanied solo instrument, blending sonata and dance-suite forms and occupying a central place in the violin repertoire and Baroque instrumental practice.
First released: 2001

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    4:23
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (Allegro)
    4:50
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliano
    3:28
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    2:18
  5. 5.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
    4:09
  6. 6.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
    7:11
  7. 7.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    5:26
  8. 8.
    Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    3:59
  9. 9.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
    4:57
  10. 10.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
    9:20
  11. 11.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
    3:46
  12. 12.
    Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
    3:09

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