J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord Isabelle Faust

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014:
• 1 Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014: I. Adagio 03:10
• 2 Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014: II. Allegro 02:56
• 3 Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014: III. Andante 02:50
• 4 Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014: IV. Allegro 03:08
• Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015:
• 5 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015: I. [Largo] 02:58
• 6 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015: II. Allegro 02:56
• 7 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015: III. Andante un poco 02:42
• 8 Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015: IV. Presto 04:12
• Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016:
• 9 Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: I. Adagio 03:45
• 10 Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: II. Allegro 02:58
• 11 Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: III. Adagio ma non tanto 04:10
• 12 Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro 03:40
• Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017:
• 13 Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017: I. Largo 04:01
• 14 Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017: II. Allegro 04:47
• 15 Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017: III. Adagio 02:43
• 16 Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017: IV. Allegro 04:44
• Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018:
• 17 Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018: I. [Largo] 06:23
• 18 Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018: II. Allegro 04:38
• 19 Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018: III. Adagio 02:22
• 20 Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018: IV. Vivace 02:30
• Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019:
• 21 Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019: I. Allegro 03:22
• 22 Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019: II. Largo 01:32
• 23 Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019: III. Allegro 04:37
• 24 Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019: IV. Adagio 02:59
• 25 Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019: V. Allegro 03:22
• Total Runtime 01:27:25

Info for J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Duet for three voices: Trio writing enabled Baroque composers to test their ability to synthesise counterpoint, melody and harmony – a compositional ideal never so perfectly achieved as by Bach in these rare Sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord, which he constantly revised throughout his life.

"Isabelle Faust has never cultivated the whale-boned red-carpet glamour that many female soloists feel obliged to pursue. On stage and off, the German violinist's manner is relaxed, her style understated. She sports a gamine, Jeanne d'Arc crop and, save for the tell-tale violinist's love-bite just below her jaw, you might guess her to be an architect or an academic. In a way, she is both, for an appreciation of musical structure and an interest in historical research are integral to her work.

The stillness of focus and purity of sound that has distinguished her playing can be heard in a repertoire stretching from Beethoven and Schubert through to Hartmann and Ligeti, on modern and period strings. Where other violinists dazzle, Faust is a thinker. On the subject of her own individual sound, she is hesitant: "Of course, I'm trying to be me in whatever repertoire I'm playing, and I do think that my work is different from that of other violinists – but actually I'm never really trying to keep to this idea of an individual sound. It's always my goal to get a different interpretation and also a different kind of voice particular to the voice of the composer." (Anna Picard, The Guardian)

Isabelle Faust, violin
Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord

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