JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006 for Violin solo

Klaus Rönnau (Editor)

Wolfgang Schneiderhan (Fingering and bowing for Violin)

Urtext Edition, paperbound

with marked and unmarked string parts

Pages 141 (V+63+V+68), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm

Weight 553 g

HN 356 · ISMN 979-0-2018-0356-2

Bach’s six violin soli have come down to us in a particularly beautiful fair copy made by the composer himself. They, along with the six cello suites, are regarded as musical and technical milestones of musical literature. Bach skillfully employs the resources of the violin to produce genuine polyphony in some sections through the use of arpeggiated chords and double stops. The culmination of these achievements is the famous Chaconne from the second Partita, which achieves great musical density while presenting the violinist with previously unheard-of technical challenges. The part marked by Wolfgang Schneiderhahn accommodates practical use and includes suggestions for accords and arpeggios.

Contents

• Bach, JS: Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002
  
• Bach, JS: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004
  
• Bach, JS: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006
  
• Bach, JS: Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001
  
• Bach, JS: Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003
  
• Bach, JS: Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005