Three Sonatas and three Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006, Johann Sebastian Bach

DREI SONATEN UND DREI PARTITEN - JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Without any doubt J.S. Bachs cycle of the three Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006 represents one of the pinnacles of classical European music. According to C.P.E. Bach a contemporary voice stated that there was 'nothing more accomplished in order to become a good violinist' than his fathers works. The cycle reflects the entire harmonic and polyphonic musical universe of Bachs time, so masterfully composed that it can be rendered within the limited framework of but a single instrument the violin.

The new publication of the Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006 (BA 5256) constitutes a complete revision of our older edition (BA 5116).
The musical text has been edited by Peter Wollny and represents the most up-to-date state of research as published in the New Bach Edition Revised (NBArev), volume BA 5937-01.
The edition is mainly based on Bachs unusually clear autograph which is considered among the most beautiful manuscripts by the composer.
All relevant secondary sources have been taken into consideration in order to clarify ambiguities. These include five contemporary copies, including one by Anna Magdalena Bach, and four manuscripts from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The musical text has been newly engraved with a clear and generous layout, whereby page turns and pagination have been retained from the previous edition. This allows the straightforward navigation between a copy of the previous and this new edition. The detailed Preface (Ger/Eng) provides information on the genesis of the Sonatas and Partitas, their context and the sources.

Product Details
Subtitle: Für Violine Solo BWV 1001-1006
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Editor: Peter Wolny
Instrumentation: Violin
Publisher: Bärenreiter-Verlag
Series: Bärenreiter Urtext
Language: D-ENG
Difficulty: 3
Product Type: Book [Softcover]
Year of Publication: 2020
Pages: 60
ISMN: 9790006561605
Edition Number: BA 5256

CONTENT
· Vorwort
· Zur Edition
· Preface
· Editorial Note
· Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Sonata I in G minor BWV 1001 Instrumentation: Violin
· Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Partita I in B minor BWV 1002 Instrumentation: Violin
· Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Sonata II in A minor BWV 1003 Instrumentation: Violin
· Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Partita II in D minor BWV 1004 Instrumentation: Violin
· Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Sonata III in C major BWV 1005 Instrumentation: Violin
· Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Partita III in E major BWV 1006 Instrumentation: Violin