Sonatas & Partitas: BWV 1001–1003

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Isabelle Faust

Sonatas & Partitas: BWV 1001–1003 is a set of three works for solo violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. They combine intricate counterpoint, demanding technical passagework and dance-derived movements that bridge Baroque polyphony and the solo violin repertoire, representing a significant development in Bach's instrumental writing and in the history of violin literature.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
    3:49
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro
    4:32
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
    2:30
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
    3:11
  5. 5.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
    4:51
  6. 6.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
    2:19
  7. 7.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
    2:57
  8. 8.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double
    3:10
  9. 9.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
    2:59
  10. 10.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
    2:09
  11. 11.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di Borea
    2:55
  12. 12.
    Partita no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
    3:10
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
    4:10
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
    7:54
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
    4:07
  16. 16.
    Sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
    5:29

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