Sonatas & Partitas BWV 1001-1006

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Sigiswald Kuijken

Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001–1006, are a set of six works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. Rooted in the Baroque style, they alternate sonata and partita forms that combine intricate contrapuntal writing with dance-derived movements, demanding technical virtuosity and expressive interpretation, and they occupy a central place in Bach's instrumental output and the solo violin repertoire.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata I G-Moll, BWV 1001: Adagio; Fuga - Allegro; Siciliano; Presto
    15:38
  2. 2.
    Partita I H-Moll, BWV 1002: Allemande; Double; Corrente; Double - Presto; Sarabande; Double; Tempo di Bourrée; Double
    25:44
  3. 3.
    Sonata II A-Moll, BWV 1003: Grave; Fuga; Andante; Allegro
    21:51
  4. 4.
    Partita II D-Moll, BWV 1004: Allemande; Courante; Sarabande; Gigue; Chaconne
    25:43
  5. 5.
    Sonata III C-Dur, BWV 1005: Adagio; Fuga - Alla Breve; Largo; Allegro Assai
    21:53
  6. 6.
    Partita III E-Dur, BWV 1006: Preludio; Loure; Gavotte en Rondeau; Menuet I; Menuet II; Bourrée; Gigue
    17:25

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