Bach, J.S., 3 Sonatas BWV 1014-1016 for Violin and Piano (Henle)

As Court Music Director in Cöthen, Johann Sebastian Bach devoted himself primarily to instrumental music. Among the works written there were his Sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord BWV 1014–1019, which have come down to us as a complete cycle. The violinist and harpsichordist/pianist are equally challenged here, and the sonatas – together with Bach’s flute and viola da gamba sonatas – lay the foundation for the duo sonata in the modern sense, as the usual accompanying function of the basso continuo yields to an independent keyboard part that lends each sonata an individual profile. Our edition is largely based on the manuscript copies made by Bach’s son-in-law Altnickol, supplemented by further sources. Additional text-critical comments round off this valuable Urtext edition.

Contents: 

• Violin Sonata b minor BWV 1014
• Violin Sonata A major BWV 1015
• Violin Sonata E major BWV 1016

Johann Sebastian Bach, composer of the Baroque era, the most celebrated member of a large family of north German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist, organist, and expert on organ building, Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Mass in B Minor, and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental music.

Syllabus Information:

• AMEB Violin Grade 8 List B 
• AMEB Violin Certificate of Performance List B
• AMEB Violin Associate List A