J.S.Bach : Sonatas & Partitas for Violin BWV 1001~1006

Yehudi Menuhin

 

 

 

 

 

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin OM KBE (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor, who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.

 

 

Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750)

                                                                                                                                                   
● Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001

                                                                  
● Partita for Solo Violin No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002

                                                                   
● Sonata for Solo Violin No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003

                                                                                                                                     
● Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major BWV 1006

                                                                  
● Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major BWV 1005

                                                                   
● Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004

 

 

Sonatas and partitas for solo violin (Bach)

 

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First Sonata for Solo Violin: Adagio (Autograph 1720)

 

The Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (BWV 1001–1006) are a set of six works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are also called the Sonatas and Partias for solo violin, in accordance with Bach's original terms: "Partia" was common in German-speaking regions during Bach's time, whereas the Italian "Partita" was introduced to this set in the 1879 Bach Gesellschaft edition, having become standard by that time.^[1] The set consists of three sonate da chiesa, in four movements, and three partitas (or partias), in dance-form movements.

The set was completed by 1720, but was only published in 1802 by Nikolaus Simrock in Bonn. Even after publication, it was largely ignored until the celebrated violinist Joseph Joachim started performing these works. Today, Bach's Sonatas and Partitas are an essential part of the violin repertoire, and they are frequently performed and recorded.

The Sei Solo – a violino senza Basso accompagnato, as Bach titled them, firmly established the technical capability of the violin as a solo instrument. The pieces often served as archetypes for solo violin pieces by later generations of composers, including Eugène Ysaÿe and Béla Bartók.

 

Contents

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• 1 History of composition
• 2 Manuscripts and major editions
• 3 Performers
• 4 Musical structure