Antje Weithaas, the violinist on this recording, began playing the violin at age 4 1/2 and has won several prestigious competitions, including the Bach Competition in Leipzig.
Composition History
Eugène Ysaÿe, a Belgian violin celebrity and representative of the Franco-Flemish violin school, was inspired by Bach's solo works to compose his Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27.
Composition History
Bach compiled his solo violin sonatas and partitas in 1720, creating a beautifully calligraphed manuscript for his own use and to showcase his skill.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach began composing his solo violin sonatas and partitas after joining the court of Weimar in 1703, completing them in 1720 while at the Köthen court.
Compositional Technique
Bach's solo violin works, such as the Partita No. 1 and Sonata No. 3, demand a polyphonic complexity that is challenging to achieve on a single violin.
Composition History
Eugène Ysaÿe is said to have conceived his Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, in a single day in 1924, when he was 66 years old.
Compositional Technique
Each of Eugène Ysaÿe's Six Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27, is a musical portrait capturing the character of a renowned violinist of his time.
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