J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Sergiu Luca (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Sergiu Luca
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (May 7, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Elektra Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005IWT
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,925 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Adagio

2. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Fuga: Allegro

3. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Siciliana

4. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Presto

5. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Allemanda

6. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double

7. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Corrente

8. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double: Presto

9. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Sarabande

10. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double

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Disc: 2

1. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Allemanda

2. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Corrente

3. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabanda

4. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Giga

5. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Ciaconna

6. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Adagio

7. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Fuga

8. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Largo

9. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Allegro assai

10. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach, pure and simple, December 5, 2002

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Primadogga (Topeka, KS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006 (Audio CD)

Lots of people perform these works, but few do them well. Luca does it beautifully, with a pure tone and lots of warmth. He lets the music shine through, not over-interpreting it as many are tempted to do. Having played solo Bach and listened to many others do it, I have found few performances I really like. This is one of them - I could listen to Luca play Bach all day long.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bach the rhythm king, February 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006 (Audio CD)

These pieces for solo violin are often described as cerebral and difficult. That may be so for some, but in Luca's hands they become anything but academic exercises. First, he plays sarabandes and allemandes as dances, which they in fact are, and in the process reveals their immense internal drive and passion. Second, his phrasing has a wonderful sense of line, as if he's thinking the music out loud, nearly improvising. And third, his bowing is rosinous and places a kind of insistence on dissonant, strong beats, which increases the sense that these pieces are as nearly wide-ranging as emotional adventures as they are as intellectual ones. After a few hearings, you might blast the up-tempo pieces in your car with the top down. Highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful, August 16, 2001

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This review is from: J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001-1006 (Audio CD)

Sergiu Luca plays Bach with amazing beauty and grace. In this particular rendition of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, Sergiu Luca plays upon a Baroque violin. Not only is it beautiful, but it maintains the original quality and dynamics of the Baroque era. I highly recommend this CD. Bach should only be played by a master, and Sergiu Luca definitely fills the role.