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Bach: Sonatas & Partitas For Violin Solo / C. Tetzlaff
Haenssler Classic

Bach: Sonatas & Partitas For Violin Solo / C. Tetzlaff

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Details

Composer
BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN
Artist
Christian Tetzlaff
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Mar 15, 2007
Catalog #
98250
UPC
4010276018643

About



An imaginative player offers an outstanding reading of the violin's 'old testament'

Christian Tetzlaff, always one of the most thoughtful, imaginative violinists, has obviously found Bach’s solo works a stimulating and rewarding challenge. Technically, he’s most impressive: using a modern bow, he can achieve, with each phrase, the kind of subtle give and take that’s normally the preserve of the best Baroque violinists. His chord playing, too, shows wonderful control; in the more densely polyphonic pieces – the Chaconne and the fugues in the three sonatas – it seems there’s often little choice between aggressive accentuation and rhythmic distortion caused by spreading the chords. Tetzlaff, however, manages to avoid both pitfalls, with varied arpeggiation that never fails to take account of the music’s rhythmic requirements.

The performances have a remarkable air of spontaneity, the result of a pervasive rubato especially notable in the ornamented opening movements of the first two sonatas, and in the freer sections of the Chaconne. There’s a sense of line and balance that ensures that each departure from metronomic regularity sounds entirely natural, unlocking the music’s expressive potential. I felt this even when, in a few movements in the partitas, the dance character suggests a more regular, metrical pulse. Apart from this, it’s notable how Tetzlaff realises the virtuosity of Bach’s violin writing – the moto perpetuo finales of the sonatas sound truly thrilling, full of temperament and fire. Even if you’ve fallen for Julia Fischer’s beautifully stylish, polished accounts, or the expressive richness of Richard Tognetti’s gut-strung Guadagnini, I’d urge you to investigate this outstanding set.

-- Duncan Druce, Gramophone [8/2007]

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Adagio 03:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  3. 2 II. Fuga. Allegro 05:11
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fuga. Allegro
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  4. 3 III. Siciliana 03:16
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Siciliana
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  5. 4 IV. Presto 03:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  6. 5 I. Allemanda 04:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allemanda
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  7. 6 II. Double 02:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Double
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  8. 7 III. Corrente 02:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Corrente
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  9. 8 IV. Double. Presto 03:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Double. Presto
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  10. 9 V. Sarabanda 04:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Sarabanda
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  11. 10 VI. Double 03:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    VI. Double
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  12. 11 VII. Tempo di Bourree 03:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    VII. Tempo di Bourree
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  13. 12 VIII. Double 02:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    VIII. Double
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  14. 13 I. Grave 03:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  15. 14 II. Fuga 07:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Fuga
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  16. 15 III. Andante 05:01
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  17. 16 IV. Allegro 04:56
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 I. Allemanda 04:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemanda
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  20. 2 II. Corrente 02:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Corrente
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  21. 3 III. Sarabanda 04:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sarabanda
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  22. 4 IV. Giga 03:43
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Giga
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  23. 5 V. Ciaccona 13:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Ciaccona
    Duration
    13:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  24. 6 I. Adagio 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  25. 7 II. Fuga 09:18
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Fuga
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  26. 8 III. Largo 03:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  27. 9 IV. Allegro assai 04:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  28. 10 I. Preludio 03:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Preludio
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  29. 11 II. Loure 04:40
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Loure
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  30. 12 III. Gavotte en Rondeau 02:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Gavotte en Rondeau
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  31. 13 IV. Menuet I 01:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Menuet I
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  32. 14 V. Menuet II 02:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    V. Menuet II
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  33. 15 VI. Bourree 01:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    VI. Bourree
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff
  34. 16 VII. Giga 01:42
    Track
    16
    Title
    VII. Giga
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Christian Tetzlaff