Sonaten Und Partiten Bwv 1001-1006

Without any doubt J.S. Bach?s 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 father?s works. The cycle reflects the entire harmonic and polyphonic musical universe of Bach?s 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 Bach?s 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.
Sonata 1 g-Moll, BWV 1001
Partita 1 h-Moll, BWV 1002
Sonata 2 a-Moll, BWV 1003
Partita 2 d-Moll, BWV 1004
Sonata 3 C-Dur, BWV 1005
Partita 3 E-dur, BWV 1006 / Partitions classique / Cordes / Violon / BARENREITER

Für Violine Solo BWV 1001-1006. Without any doubt J.S. Bach?s 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 father?s works. The cycle reflects the entire harmonic and polyphonic musical universe of Bach?s 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 Bach?s 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.

Les six solos pour violon de Bach ont été conservés sous la forme d?une copie au propre particulièrement belle du compositeur. Ces ?uvres sont considérées comme des étapes marquantes du répertoire aussi bien du point de vue purement musical que de la technique instrumentale ? caractéristiques qu?elles partagent avec les six suites pour violoncelle. Bach y utilise habilement les possibilités du violon et parvient parfois à produire un jeu véritablement polyphonique grâce à l?utilisation d?accords brisés et de doubles-cordes. La célèbre chaconne de la deuxième partita constitue le point culminant de ces nouveautés. Elle atteint une densité musicale extraordinaire etreprésente un défi inouï pour le violoniste. La partie de violon doigtés de Wolfgang Schneiderhan est adaptée pour la pratique et contient des recommandations pour l?exécution des accords et des arpèges.