Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Julia Fischer
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Release: 2005
Size: 2.63 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
04. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002
05. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
06. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
07. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
08. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double. Presto
09. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
10. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
11. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea
12. Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003
13. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
14. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
15. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
16. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
CD 02
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004
01. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande
02. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
03. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
04. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
05. Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005
06. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
07. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
08. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
09. Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006
10. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
11. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
12. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
13. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuets I & II
14. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourrée
15. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue
Bach’s astonishing and unsurpassed works for solo violin are glowingly realised in award-winning performances by Julia Fisher in this re-issue from PENTATONE, also available in an LP version. Bach’s remarkable Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin are revered for their boundless inventiveness, technical ingenuity and emotional depth. With their brilliant preludes, stately dances and complex four-part fugues, the demands on the performer are enormous – from rapid scale passages, double stopping and arpeggios, to the skill and concentration required to create the illusion of separately moving and interweaving voices. The set is full of surprises. Sonata No. 3 contains a colossal fugue of increasing complexity and difficulty (and at over 350 bars, one of his longest). Partita No. 3 is one of Bach’s sunniest works, with the virtuoso Prelude and the charming Gavotte being regularly performed as encore pieces. Most famous of all is the legendary Chaconne from Partita No. 2, a kaleidoscopic series of variations as deeply felt and cathartic as anything Bach wrote and an incontestable milestone in classical music. Julia Fischer’s recording for PENTATONE was showered with praise upon its first release in 2005. “Classic accounts by Milstein and Grumiaux have been usurped by this extraordinarily gifted newcomer” enthused BBC Music Magazine. “Her mastery is beyond question,” affirmed Gramophone magazine “her ability to trace a smooth, even line a source of pleasure itself.” it also achieved the rare distinction of garnering three of France’s most prestigious awards: the Diapason d’Or from Diapason; the CHOC from Le Monde de la Musique; and the highest rating from Classica-Repertoire. Julia Fischer’s extensive recordings for PENTATONE have earned major recognition and awards. This re-issue is launched simultaneously with an exquisitely designed LP edition. Julia Fischer plays on an italian violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, dating from 1742.