Rachel Podger - Wigmore Hall

These two works date from the period of Bach’s life spent in Cöthen, in the employ of the court of Prince Leopold. The sonata ranges from the stately solemnity of the opening Adagio through a vigorous Fugue and a graceful Siciliana to a moto-perpetuo-like finale. In the freer form of the Partita, each of the main movements – Allemanda, Correnta, Sarabande, and Tempo di Borea (or Bourrée) – is followed by a Double (or variation).

Rachel Podger

Bach - Wigmore Hall

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin BWV1001 Partita No. 1 in B minor for solo violin BWV1002

G Minor Sonata: 2:30 Adagio 6:09 Fugue 12:43 Siciliano 15:56 Presto B Minor Partita: 20:59 Allemanda 26:43 Double 30:25 Corrente 33:16 Double 37:33 Sarabande 41:21 Double 45:09 Tempo di Borea 49:06 Double