The violin used for this recording was made by Matthuys Hofmans in Antwerp around 1676, and the bow by Luis-Emilio Rodriguez-Carringto in The Hague in 2006.
Compositional Technique
The Sonatas and Partitas combine extreme virtuosity with a German love for complex contrapuntal textures, especially in the fugal movements.
Compositional Technique
The three sonatas follow the four-movement Italian model (slow-fast-slow-fast) and are analogous to Corelli's violin sonatas 'in church style'.
Compositional Technique
The D minor Partita is dominated by the Chaconne, a closing movement that is considered perhaps the most striking work for violin before the nineteenth century.
Compositional Technique
The preludes to the G minor and A minor sonatas feature extremely florid ornamentation over a simple chordal structure, with Bach's elaborations being mandatory rather than advisory.
Compositional Technique
The C major prelude expands from one to four voices in its opening five measures, sounding like a string sinfonia.
Composition History
Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin were completed in Cöthen in 1720, representing the peak of the German tradition for unaccompanied violin.
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