Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The idea of a solo string piece or a solo wind piece, for that matter had never occurred to me and, frankly, i. You may wince at his intonation without never quite being sure if its due to. While menuhin remade the cycle twice in adulthood, he never surpassed this remarkable youthful achievement, at least from a technical standpoint. In preparing the bach sonatas and partitas, perlman sought authenticity through the score itself, not through musicological research. Music is a language, and, performed responsively, with musical logic as. His tone is richly varied in nuance and color, and occasional lapses in. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin bach wikipedia. She eschews the usual violinistic attempts, through big tone and heavy emphasis, to underline the grandeur of bachs designs. Itzhak perlman gives a performance marked by scrupulous regard for detail.
As a musician, as a man of ideals, and as a true world citizen, yehudi menuhin made an extraordinary mark on his era. Yehudi menuhin plays johann sebastian bach the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas bwv. But in the end, menuhin pushes the world into his bach, not the other way round. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin.
Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, suites for solo cello music. In an effort to better practice social distancing, i will be. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, bwv 100106 1993 remastered version, partita no. In her recording of bachs partitas and sonatas for unaccompanied violin, busch has settled for the former, playing an 18thcentury south german or austrian instrument with a bow modelled on one dating from circa 1730. What is, in your opinions, the best interpretation of bachs solo violin partitas and sonatas. They are sometimes referred to in english as the sonatas and partias for solo violin in accordance with bachs headings in the autograph manuscript.
Menuhins youthful solo bach triumph classics today. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin 19731975. Best interpretation of bachs solo violin partitas and sonatas. The art of menuhin to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. In bachs time, music for solo instruments was still little explored territory, and his sonatas and partitas. Alina ibragimova johann sebastian bach composer 3 sonatas and 3 partitas. Violin, piano accompaniment sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750.
Sonatas and partitas by johann sebastian bach 16851750. This classic account of bach s sonatas and partitas for solo violin will stand comparison with any other available version. The b minor mass, the welltempered clavier, the art of fugue, the suites for unaccompanied cello, and these sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. New recording of sonatas and partitas by gidon kremer. The partitas are a compilation of baroque dances sarabande, loure, gigue, etc. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin 19731975 youtube j. The sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 consist of three sonatas da chiesa, in four movements, and three partitas, in danceform movements. If you want to hear the sonatas, and perhaps especially the partitas, from the vantage of sebastian bach, and if you have a need to understand what is art, get this recording. As for heifetz, i find him too coldnot my cup of tea. Menuhin, yehudi, menuhin vln, bach menuhin sonatas. Through his father moshe, a former rabbinical student and antizionist, he was descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty. For a bach freak, i came to the solo violin sonatas and partitas surprisingly late in college, in fact, when i heard milstein in concert play the chaconne as an encore. Nelson has been most recently on the case of the bach solo sonatas and partitas.
Perhaps fittingly, the 78 era of the sonatas and partitas closed with a 1949 set now on allegro by menuhins aged teacher, georges enescu, an extraordinary musician equally famed as a pedagogue, composer, conductor, advocate of musical education and violinist. Complete your yehudi menuhin plays johann sebastian bach collection. This classic account of bachs sonatas and partitas for solo violin will stand comparison with any other available version. Obviously a valid reason to rerelease the performances of menuhin s teacher. The reverb on this recording gives a real sense of space to the performance. The digital recording from 1988 is of good quality with wide dynamics and sharp clarity. Sonatas and partitas for unaccompanied violin barton pine, rachel 1999. The remington edition of the sonatas and partitas was issued when, by the end of 1957, the recordings of enescos pupil yehudi menuhin became available on electrola 908979899 in the usa his masters voice alp 151215311532 in great brittain.
Bach sonatas and partitas for violin solo with violinist, heather broadbent. The three solo sonatas have 4 movements, the first a preludelike adagio, followed by an intense and technically demanding fugue. Menuhins mature style can be heard at its most technically assured on menuhin in japan, which contains remakes of bachs gminor sonata and emajor partita and the kreutzer sonata plus other sonatas and encore pieces, including caprice viennois, all recorded in two days of marathon sessions held during the violinists 1951 tour. This recent recording of the complete 6 partitas is again a marvel of elegance, wit, rhetoric and brilliance, played on a modern steinway. Partia plural partien was commonly used in germanspeaking regions during bach s time, whereas the italian partita was. Menuhins sisters were concert pianist and human rights. Bach the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas bwv. More relevant to peter, as i wrote yesterday, the program opened with the youthful menuhin playing the bach sonatas and partitas, bwv 10016.
Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om kbe 22 april 1916 12 march 1999 was an americanborn violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in britain. There could hardly be a better memento of the young yehudi menuhin than this set of the bach sonatas and partitas, recorded in paris between 1934 and 1936, at which time the prodigy had not yet reached his twentieth birthday. Johann sebastian bach, paul tortelier, yehudi menuhin bach. I refer regular readers to his thoughtful discussions in fanfare 21. The set was completed by 1720, but was largely ignored at first. My comparisons are with perlman, menuhin circa 1956 and szigeti 1955. Whether amateur, student, teacher, or performer, you should purchase this volume michael nigro, soundboard magazine. Ive heard henryk szeryng, hilary hahn, perlman, menuin, heifetz, kremer in a church o, tetztlaff, et al. Milstein brings vigour and drama to the works, while remaining completely at the service of the music. Georges enesco, george enescu, violin, bach sonatas. Nowadays bachs six sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv. If i were pressed to pick just one recording on a period instrument, id choose stanley ritchie on musica omnia.
The sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 are a set of six works composed by johann sebastian bach. Find your preferred location and add it to your address book dispatch to this address when you check out. Composition artist credit 3 sonatas and 3 partitas. I believe it is his most remarkable musical achievment, and there have been many. The sonatas and partitas for solo violin bwv 10011006 are a set of six works composed by. Partia plural partien was commonly used in germanspeaking regions during bachs time, whereas the italian partita was. Yehudi menuhin was born in new york city to a family of lithuanian jews. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin bach see also preliminary indirect discussions at talk. Emi records i never heard his first 1980 recording. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi menuhin was still in his teens when he made the first complete recordings of bachs sonatas and partitas for hmv. The name johann sebastian bach conjures up a multitude of musical vistas. S sonatas and partitas menuhin 1934 1944 by johann sebastian bach. For one year his sonatas and partitas competed with alexander schneiders.
Cantatas and oratorios, instrumental concerti, solo keyboard works, chamber music, and, ultimately, a handful of cornerstones of western art. Bach wrote an orchestral accompaniment for the preludio. Sonatas and partitas for solo violin, bwv 100106 1993 remastered version, sonata no. Dec 15, 20 i was in the mood for some bach yesterday, so spent the afternoon comparing different versions of sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Obviously a valid reason to rerelease the performances of menuhins teacher. T his is christian tetzlaffs third recording of bachs solo sonatas and partitas, the pinnacle of the violin repertoire, but dont fear that he has run out of things to say. This is especially true for these sonatas and partitas given the variety of styles in which such baroque masterworks have been performed. Best interpretation of bachs solo violin partitas and. The menuhin century luxury edition warner classics. Classical notes classical classics bachs sonatas and. I was not able to listen carefully, but an overall impression is sweetness of tone, and youthful energy. Gigue note the french spelling and not the italian spelling used in the other partitas. They are sometimes referred to in english as the sonatas and partias for solo violin in accordance with bachs headings in the autograph. They are sometimes referred to in english as the sonatas and partias for solo violin in accordance with bach s headings in the autograph manuscript.
Sep 22, 2017 the different recordings of bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin has their own attributes and their special particularities. Six violin solos, arranged by frank koonce and heather derome. Comparisons can be difficult due to the varying amount of repeats taken. Music for glass orchestra by grace andreacchi, a novel that contains an extensive analysis of the sonatas and partitas for solo violin.
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