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Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006


German Title

Sonaten und Partiten für Violine solo

English Title

Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin (S&P)

French Title

Sonates et partites pour violon seul

Spanish Title

Sonatas y partitas par violin solo

Works

Sonatas & Partitas (6), for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006
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. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

Scoring

Violin

Score

References

 

BWV 1001:

Composed: By 1720 | BGA: XXXVII/1 | NBA: VI/1 | BC: - | First Published: Bonn, 1802

BWV 1002:

Composed: By 1720 | BGA: XXXVII/1 | NBA: VI/1 | BC: - | First Published: Bonn, 1802

BWV 1003:

Composed: By 1720 | BGA: XXXVII/1 | NBA: VI/1 | BC: - | First Published: Bonn, 1802

BWV 1004:

Composed: By 1720 | BGA: XXXVII/1 | NBA: VI/1 | BC: - | First Published: Bonn, 1802

BWV 1005:

Composed: By 1720 | BGA: XXXVII/1 | NBA: VI/1 | BC: - | First Published: Bonn, 1802

BWV 1006:

Composed: By 1720 | BGA: XXXVII/1 | NBA: VI/1 | BC: - | First Published: Bonn, 1802

 

Fuga in G minor from Sonata 1 for Violin Solo BWV 1001/2 [PDF]

Music

Music Examples


Contents

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Discography

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (4)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (9)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (14)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (12)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (9)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1999-1999 (16)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (25)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (54)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (7) = 99
Part 11: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for Cello (4)
Part 12: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for Flute/Recorder (1)
Part 13: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for Guitar/Lute (20)
Part 14: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for Keyboard (5)
Part 15: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for Saxophone (1)
Part 16: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for String Quartet (1)
Part 17: Recordings of Arrangements/Transcriptions for Viola (2) = 34

Reviews

Review Benedict Cruft Violin Sonatas and Partitas [Kirk McElhearn, September 2001]
Review: Gaehler attempting the S&Ps [Bradley Lehman, March 2002]
Review: Sonatas and Partitas for Guitar, by Paul Galbraith [Kirk McElhearn, November 2001]]
Review: Hahn plays Bach [Steve Schwartz, July 2002]
Final Review: Kuijken Sonatas and Partitas [Kirk McElhearn, September 2001]
Review: Ingrid Matthews - S&Ps [Bradley Lehman, March 2002]
Review: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin performed on Lute by Hopkinson Smith [Kirk McElhearn, November 2001]
Review: Hopkinson Smith’s Sonatas & Partitas (BWV 1001-1006) [Craig Schweickert, March 2002]

Discussions

General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | MD - Chaconne
Discussions of Individual Recordings: Sonatas & Partitas BWV 1001-1006 - played by Hilary Hahn

Articles

 

Links

Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, Commentary, List of recordings, Transcriptions and orchestrations, References, External links (Wikipedia)

Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, Composition Description (Blair Johnston / AMG)

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, Composition Description (James Reel / AMG)

Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, Composition Description (John Palmer / AMG)

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, Composition Description (Michael Jameson / AMG)

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, Composition Description (Blair Johnston / AMG)

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, Composition Description (Blair Johnston / AMG)

Les origines de la fugue BWV 1005, Thesis: Une influence inédite, directe ou indirecte, de Frescobaldi dans l'œuvre de J.-S. Bach Argumentation [French] (Ricardo Lopes Garcia / Musicologie.org)

 

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (December 2006 - December 2023)

Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006: Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Recordings of Arrangements/Transcription: Cello | Flute/Recorder | Guitar/Lute | Keyboard | Saxophone | String Quartet | Viola
Recording Reviews: S&P - B. Cruft | S&P - R. Gaehler | S&P Guitar - P. Galbraith [K. McElhearn] | S&P - H. Hahn | S&P - S. Kuijken | S&P - I. Matthews | S&P Guitar - H. Smith [K. McElhearn] | S&P Guitar - H. Smith [Schweickert]
Discussions: General: Part 1 | Part 2 | Individual Recordings: S&P - H. Hahn | MD: MD - Chaconne


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