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Bach: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord / Butterfield, Wollston
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Bach: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord / Butterfield, Wollston

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Mar 31, 2023
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0664-2
UPC
748871066427

About

SOMM Recordings announces a double-disc set of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord brilliantly performed by two virtuosos of their instruments, Adrian Butterfield (violin) and Silas Wollston (harpsichord).

The selection of eight sonatas includes six works for violin and obbligato harpsichord (BWV 1014-1019), likely composed between 1720 and 1723 during Bach’s final years in Cöthen, and the later Violin Sonatas in G major (BWV 1021) from 1732, and early (though belatedly catalogued) E minor (BWV 1023) from around 1709. Bonus tracks include three alternative movements composed for the BWV 1019 Sonata in G major that illustrate the development of Bach’s thinking in relation to sonata form and intimate musical expression. These intricately designed sonatas also serve to reveal Bach’s innovative way of employing the harpsichord’s singing voice as an equal to the violin and are surely precursors to the rich sonata tradition that emerged in the 19th century.

Butterfield and Wollston’s erudite booklet notes place the sonatas within the context of Bach’s own musical inheritance and influences while arguing for their abiding appeal: “More than 300 years after their composition, they still sound excellent, give much joy and continue to tug at the listener’s heartstrings”.

Making his SOMM debut, Silas Wollston is partnered by Adrian Butterfield, whose previous releases for the label feature him alongside London Handel Players colleagues in Handel’s Complete Sonatas & Works for Violin and Continuo with Katherine Sharman (cello) and Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), described by Early Music Review as “required listening” (SOMMCD 068); the Seven Trio Sonatas, Op.5, judged “assured and surprisingly lyrical” by Gramophone (SOMMCD 044); and Geminiani’s Complete Sonatas, Op.1 (SOMMCD 248-2), featuring performances that International Record Review declared “want for nothing in terms of technical brilliance and musical integrity”.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Adagio 03:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  3. 2 II. Allegro 03:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  4. 3 III. Andante 02:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  5. 4 IV. Allegro 03:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  6. 5 I. Dolce 02:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Dolce
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  7. 6 II. Allegro assai 03:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  8. 7 III. Andante un poco 02:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Andante un poco
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  9. 8 IV. Presto 04:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  10. 9 I. Adagio 04:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  11. 10 II. Allegro 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  12. 11 III. Adagio ma non tanto 04:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio ma non tanto
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  13. 12 IV. Allegro 04:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  14. 13 I. [Preludio] 01:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. [Preludio]
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  15. 14 II. Adagio ma non tanto 03:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non tanto
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  16. 15 III. Allemanda 04:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Allemanda
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  17. 16 IV. Gigue 03:22
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  18. 17 I. Adagio 03:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  19. 18 II. Vivace 01:01
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  20. 19 III. Largo 03:25
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  21. 20 IV. Presto 01:21
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  22. Disc 2
  23. 1 I. Siciliano: Largo 04:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Siciliano: Largo
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  24. 2 II. Allegro 04:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  25. 3 III. Adagio 03:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  26. 4 IV. Allegro 04:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  27. 5 I. [Lamento] 06:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. [Lamento]
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  28. 6 II. Allegro 04:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  29. 7 III. Adagio 03:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  30. 8 IV. Vivace 02:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  31. 9 I. Allegro 03:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  32. 10 II. Largo 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  33. 11 III. Allegro 04:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  34. 12 IV. Adagio 02:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  35. 13 V. Allegro 03:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  36. 14 III. Cantabile, ma un poco adagio 05:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Cantabile, ma un poco adagio
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  37. 15 IV. Adagio 01:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
  38. 16 V. [Tempo di Gavotta] 02:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. [Tempo di Gavotta]
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston