Bach, J S - Sonatas & Partitas (2CD) - Khachatryan, Sergey (violin)

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It is demonstrated, indeed, by the Six Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin, which are presented on the present compact disc in a stunning performance by Sergey Khachatryan. Bach titled the works 'Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato' - Six solos for violin without basso continuo. as the date on the surviving autograph manuscript confirms, the collection was completed in 1720, midway through Bach's tenure as Capellmeister at the court of Prince leopold in Cöthen. Bach was required to provide chamber works on a weekly basis for music-loving leopold, and he responded by composing an extended series of concertos (including the famous Brandenburg set), sonatas, and other instrumental pieces. The Sonatas and Partitas illustrate well Bach's lifelong habit of focusing on a specific musical genre for a specific period of time and exploring its compositional possibilities in an exhaustive way. once he produced a set of unparalleled pieces, he moved on to other types of music, never to return to the examined genre again.