J.S. Bach: Violin Sonatas & Partitas

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Label
IBS Classical
Release Date
January 3, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Gisella Curtolo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 03, 2025
    • UPC
      8436597700849
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      IBS-142024
    • LABEL
      IBS Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    2. II. Fugue: Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    3. III. Siciliana

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    4. IV. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    5. I. Allemanda

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    6. II. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    7. III. Corrente

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    8. IV. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    9. V. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    10. VI. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    11. VII. Tempo di bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    12. VIII. Double

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    13. I. Grave

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    14. II. Fuga

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    15. III. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    16. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    17. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    18. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    19. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    20. IV. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    21. V. Ciaccona

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    22. I. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    23. II. Fugue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    24. III. Largo

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    25. IV. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    26. I. Preludio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    27. II. Loure

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    28. III. Gavotte en rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    29. IV. Menuet I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    30. V. Menuet II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    31. VI. Bourrée

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo

    32. VII. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Gisella Curtolo


In this 1720 score, Johann Sebastian Bach laid the foundation that would shape the future of the violin in Western music. While building on the contributions of earlier composers, his meticulous craftsmanship-a true compendium of the instrument's virtues-and his vision in terms of musical conception and performance render these Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin a cornerstone. No self-respecting violinist can ignore them, as they serve both as a fundamental study and a lofty aspiration. There is no separation between the performer and the music; their expressive power and technical demands require a lifelong dedication. This is exactly what the excellent violinist Gisella Curtolo tells us: In Spanish, grabar means to leave a mark on a surface, on stone... on a CD. It is something lasting, like a "sculpture of sounds." It is a way to communicate the culmination of our journey, akin to scaling a mountain and reaching the summit, achieving something "epic" that we have been carefully preparing and envisioning year after year. There comes a moment in musicians' life when they feel like the right time to "record" what they have been playing, teaching, and perfecting for many years. This is how I felt as I approached the recording of this immense masterpiece, one of the pillars of the repertoire for violinists of the past, present, and surely the future.