Zsolt Kallo - J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
02. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga (Allegro)
03. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
04. Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
05. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
06. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda – Double
07. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: II. Corrente
08. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: II. Corrente – Double (Presto)
09. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: III. Sarabande
10. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: III. Sarabande – Double
11. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IV. Tempo di Borea
12. Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: IV. Tempo di Borea – Double
13. Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
14. Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
15. Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
16. Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
17. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
18. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
19. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
20. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
21. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
22. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
23. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
24. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
25. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
26. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
27. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
28. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
29. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: IV – V. Menuet I -II
30. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée
31. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin (BWV 1001–1006) in the small German town of Köthen. During this period, between 1717 and 1723, he served as the conductor of a royal ensemble comprising accomplished musicians employed by Prince Leopold, a ruler renowned for his passion for music. It is believed that the autographs of three sonatas (in G minor, A minor and C major) and the three partitas (in B minor, D minor and E major) were written by Bach in 1720 during his tenure in Köthen. However, it is also possible that he had composed them earlier, in Weimar, where he had been employed as a court concertmaster; a professional violinist in the royal orchestra from 1714. Bach titled the pieces Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato, which translates as Six Solos for Violin Without Bass Accompaniment. The title serves to blur the marked generic distinction between the groups of sonatas and partitas, as well as to emphasise the role of the solo violin in the composition, making a departure from the common Baroque practice of having the basso continuo accompaniment. It is noteworthy that the title page of the manuscript bears the note "Libro primo - Volume One," which may indicate that the six Suites for solo cello were "Libro secondo - Volume Two."

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