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Johann Sebastian Bach
J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Adagio
2. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Fuga: Allegro
3. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Siciliana
4. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Presto
5. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Allemanda
6. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double
7. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Corrente
8. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double: Presto
9. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Sarabande
10. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double
11. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Tempo di Borea
12. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double
13. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Grave
14. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Fuga
15. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Andante
16. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Allegro
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
1. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Allemanda
2. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Corrente
3. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabanda
4. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Giga
5. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Ciaconna
6. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Adagio
7. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Fuga
8. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Largo
9. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Allegro assai
10. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio
11. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Loure
12. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gavotte en Rondeaux
13. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Menuet 1re & Menuet 2de
14. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Bour?e
15. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gigue

CD Details

All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach
Title: J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Nonesuch
Release Date: 5/7/1992
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Suites, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 075597303025

CD Reviews

Bach, pure and simple

Primadogga | Topeka, KS United States | 12/06/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Lots of people perform these works, but few do them well. Luca does it beautifully, with a pure tone and lots of warmth. He lets the music shine through, not over-interpreting it as many are tempted to do. Having played solo Bach and listened to many others do it, I have found few performances I really like. This is one of them - I could listen to Luca play Bach all day long."

Bach the rhythm king

Primadogga | 02/09/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"These pieces for solo violin are often described as cerebral and difficult. That may be so for some, but in Luca's hands they become anything but academic exercises. First, he plays sarabandes and allemandes as dances, which they in fact are, and in the process reveals their immense internal drive and passion. Second, his phrasing has a wonderful sense of line, as if he's thinking the music out loud, nearly improvising. And third, his bowing is rosinous and places a kind of insistence on dissonant, strong beats, which increases the sense that these pieces are as nearly wide-ranging as emotional adventures as they are as intellectual ones. After a few hearings, you might blast the up-tempo pieces in your car with the top down. Highly recommended."

Masterful

Emily | Orem, UT USA | 08/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Sergiu Luca plays Bach with amazing beauty and grace. In this particular rendition of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, Sergiu Luca plays upon a Baroque violin. Not only is it beautiful, but it maintains the original quality and dynamics of the Baroque era. I highly recommend this CD. Bach should only be played by a master, and Sergiu Luca definitely fills the role."