The Sonata No. 1 in G minor is the first of a set of six works known as the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin composed by J.S. Bach. This series was completed in 1720, when Bach was a Kapellmeister in Köthen, Germany. During his employment in Köthen, Bach’s duties were primarily unrelated to the church, and he was thus able to focus on instrumental music, bringing forth many notable works, including the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. The Sonata No. 1 in G minor in its entirety consists of four movements, in the typical slow-fast-slow-fast pattern of a sonata da chiesa. Today, the first and last movements will be performed: Adagio, a rhapsodic and sonorous introduction, and Presto, a quick and lively finale.Laura Park
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 Play
Recorded on 05/02/2012, uploaded on 11/29/2012
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I. Adagio
IV. Presto
The Sonata No. 1 in G minor is the first of a set of six works known as the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin composed by J.S. Bach. This series was completed in 1720, when Bach was a Kapellmeister in Köthen, Germany. During his employment in Köthen, Bach’s duties were primarily unrelated to the church, and he was thus able to focus on instrumental music, bringing forth many notable works, including the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. The Sonata No. 1 in G minor in its entirety consists of four movements, in the typical slow-fast-slow-fast pattern of a sonata da chiesa. Today, the first and last movements will be performed: Adagio, a rhapsodic and sonorous introduction, and Presto, a quick and lively finale. Laura Park
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English Suite No. 2 in a minor, BWV 807
French Suite No 6 in E major BWV 817
Prelude in b minor
Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 894
Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
English Suite No. 2 in a minor, BWV 807
Well Tempered Clavier - Prelude 1
Italian concerto, BWV 971
Prelude and Fugue in E Major from Well-Tempered Clavier Book II
g-minor Violin Sonata - Presto
Performances by same musician(s)
Caprice d'après l'Etude en forme de Valse de Saint-Saëns, Op. 52
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3
Méditation, from Souvenir d’un lieu cher
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