Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Leila Schayegh, Jörg Halubek
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Glossa
Catalogue: GCD923507
Release: 2016
Size: 1.94 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Violin Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1014
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in A Major, BWV 1015
05. I. Andante
06. II. Allegro assai
07. III. Andante un poco
08. IV. Presto
Violin Sonata in E Major, BWV 1016
09. I. Adagio
10. II. Allegro
11. III. Adagio ma non tanto
12. IV. Allegro
CD 02
Violin Sonata in C Minor, BWV 1017
01. I. Siciliano (Largo)
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in F Minor, BWV 1018
05. I. (Andante)
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Vivace
Violin Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Largo
11. III. AllegroJörg Halubek04:22
12. IV. Adagio
13. V. Allegro
Violin Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019a
14. I. Adagio
15. II. Cantabile, ma un poco adagio
Two rising stars in today’s firmament of Baroque music performance, Leila Schayegh and Jörg Halubek, join forces to record one of the major challenges in their joint repertory: the six Bach Violin Sonatas, BWV 1014-1019. The collection’s title, ‘Sei Suonate à Cembalo certato è Violino Solo’, reflects the close partnership demanded of the violin and harpsichord players, with Bach moving away from the idea of continuo support for a solo instrument and constantly making new technical demands on the musicians and thereby approaching the concept of the triosonata. Completed by around 1725, most of these richly characterful works combine the Italian style and a cantabile tone with elements of German contrapuntal style. The artistic partnership of Schayegh and Halubek, now in its tenth year, has seen them record chamber music by Jean-Marie Leclair, CPE Bach and Giovanni Mossi but the Bach Violin Sonatas represents their first joint recording for Glossa. Leila Schayegh has been part of the recent much-acclaimed recording of Caldara Trio Sonatas, Op 1 with Amandine Beyer, as well as regularly having featured on many of La Risonanza’s Glossa releases. As Schayegh and Habulek mention in their shared booklet essay guiding the listener through the Violin Sonatas (and through the 12 represented keys which are also reflected in the set’s graphic design), they have added two movements from the earlier version of the final Sonata, BWV 1019a as a kind of cheerful and delightful encore.