The album 'Echo of BACH' explores the history of solo violin music from the early Baroque era to the present, with J. S. Bach at its center.
Instruments
Agata-Maria Raatz plays a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin from 1844 on this recording.
Composition History
Jean Paul von Westhoff's six Suites for Solo Violin likely inspired J.S. Bach's famous six Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006.
Composer Biography
Jean Paul von Westhoff, a prominent violinist of his time, worked as a musician and composer in the Dresden Hofkapelle and at the Weimar court, and was also a teacher of modern languages.
Composer Biography
Eugène Ysaÿe, a multidimensional artist, dedicated each of his six Sonatas for Solo Violin to a different prominent virtuoso of his time, including his friend Jacques Thibaud.
Composition History
Xavier Dayer's piece 'Cette âme a six ailes tout comme les Séraphins' was composed for Agata-Maria Raatz and is inspired by Bach's Chaconne.
Performer Biography
Agata-Maria Raatz, the performer on this album, also composes under the pseudonym Clara Jaz and combines music with other art forms in her projects.
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Origins, Works for Solo Violin
Bach, J.S.: Complete Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin
Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-1006
