The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Eliot Fisk & Benjamin Hudson & György Vognar

The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019 are a set of six sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed c. 1720–1723. They feature an equal partnership between violin and harpsichord, combining contrapuntal textures, expressive slow movements and lively dance-derived movements characteristic of Baroque chamber music, and reflect Bach's focus on instrumental writing during his Köthen period.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata I in B minor (BWV 1014): I. Adagio
  2. 2.
    Sonata I in B minor (BWV 1014): II. Allegro
  3. 3.
    Sonata I in B minor (BWV 1014): III. Andante
  4. 4.
    Sonata I in B minor (BWV 1014): IV. Allegro
  5. 5.
    Sonata II in A major (BWV 1015): I. (Andante)
  6. 6.
    Sonata II in A major (BWV 1015): II. Allegro assai
  7. 7.
    Sonata II in A major (BWV 1015): III. Andante un poco
  8. 8.
    Sonata II in A major (BWV 1015): IV. Presto
  9. 9.
    Sonata III in E major (BWV 1016): I. Adagio
  10. 10.
    Sonata III in E major (BWV 1016): II. Allegro
  11. 11.
    Sonata III in E major (BWV 1016): III. Adagio ma non tanto
  12. 12.
    Sonata III in E major (BWV 1016): IV. Allegro

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sonata IV in C minor (BWV 1017): I. Siciliano; Largo
  2. 3.
    Sonata IV in C minor (BWV 1017): II. Allegro
  3. 4.
    Sonata IV in C minor (BWV 1017): III. Adagio
  4. 5.
    Sonata IV in C minor (BWV 1017): IV. Allegro
  5. 6.
    Sonata V in F minor (BWV 1018): I.
  6. 7.
    Sonata V in F minor (BWV 1018): II. Allegro
  7. 8.
    Sonata V in F minor (BWV 1018): III. Adagio
  8. 9.
    Sonata V in F minor (BWV 1018): IV. Vivace
  9. 10.
    Sonata VI in G major (BWV 1019): I. Vivace
  10. 11.
    Sonata VI in G major (BWV 1019): II. Largo
  11. 12.
    Sonata VI in G major (BWV 1019): III. Allegro
  12. 13.
    Sonata VI in G major (BWV 1019): IV. Adagio
  13. 14.
    Sonata VI in G major (BWV 1019): V. Allegro

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