BACH: Complete Music for Solo Violin (2-CD set)

Collection Contents

#		Title	Length
1		Sonata No. 1 in g minor-Adagio	3:42	Play
2		Sonata No. 1 in g minor-Fuga: Allegro	4:57	Play
3		Sonata No. 1 in g minor-Siciliana	2:54	Play
4		Sonata No. 1 in g minor-Presto	3:32	Play
5		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Allemanda	4:56	Play
6		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Double	2:19	Play
7		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Corrente	3:32	Play
8		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Double	3:19	Play
9		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Sarabanda	3:00	Play
10		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Double	2:23	Play
11		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Borea Borea	3:43	Play
12		Partita No. 1 in b minor-Double	3:20	Play
13		Sonata No. 2 in a minor-Grave	3:48	Play
14		Sonata No. 2 in a minor-Fuga	7:20	Play
15		Sonata No. 2 in a minor-Andante	5:14	Play
16		Sonata No. 2 in a minor-Allegro	5:43	Play
17		Partita No. 2 in d minor-Allemanda	4:54	Play
18		Partita No. 2 in d minor-Corrente	2:25	Play
19		Partita No. 2 in d minor-Sarabanda	3:15	Play
20		Partita No. 2 in d minor-Giga	3:47	Play
21		Partita No. 2 in d minor-Ciaccona	12:50	Play
22		Sonata No. 3 in C Major-Adagio	4:09	Play
23		Sonata No. 3 in C Major-Fuga	10:06	Play
24		Sonata No. 3 in C Major- Largo	2:58	Play
25		Sonata No. 3 in C Major-Allegro assai	4:51	Play
26		Partita No. 3 in E Major-Preludio	3:30	Play
27		Partita No. 3 in E Major-Lour	3:53	Play
28		Partita No. 3 in E Major-Gavotte en Rondeau	3:04	Play
29		Partita No. 3 in E Major-Menuets	3:13	Play
30		Partita No. 3 in E Major-Boure	1:35	Play
31		Partita No. 3 in E Major-Gigue	2:12	Play

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Recorded in August 2002, this spectacular 2-CD set is a celebration of Joseph Silverstein's 70th birthday. Over the course of a distinguished career spanning half a century, he has been hailed by colleagues, critics and audiences alike as a "complete musician," with an uncommon breadth of artistic experience and selfless dedication to his art.


Bach's monumental and spiritually uplifting Sonatas and Partitas are unarguably a catalogue of violin technique, at some point testing every aspect of a violinist's playing. Joseph Silverstein brings a uniquely brilliant yet mature vision to these timeless masterworks!

REVIEWS:

GRAMOPHONE
"Silverstein's intimate playing...serves as a gateway into a Bachian world that exists, as it should, beyond temporal form and style. It is what musicians dream of: playing that identifies with the music so that listeners don't say, 'that's Silverstein', but instead, 'that's Bach'. The effect is cumulative, too, so that the music sounds like one large work rather than six distinct sonatas."

SEATTLE TIMES
"At 70, Silverstein can still match bows with the best of them. This Bach set...is classic playing in the grand style, yet it is full of intimate moments that feel deeply personal. The wisdom of decades behind that violin has surfaced here, in Silverstein's unerring instinct for the right ornament, the right pause, and the bravura flourish where it is needed.

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE
"Joseph Silverstein's admirable new recording...reflects his interpretive maturity as well as the beautiful state of his playing...He builds his performances mainly out of well-articulated short phrases, rather than the long singing line of later Romantic style...The sound is utterly realistic within a nicely resonant acoustic."


PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
"His renditions...are deeply thought-out, carefully nuanced, rhythmically strong and phrased with the humanity of a singer (or comparable, perhaps to a grand choir, in the case of the fugal movements). They are intensely personal in the slow movements, exquisitely joyous in the dances...and grandly communicative in the great Chaconne...In all, these discs are a lasting testament to Silverstein's consummate musicianship and lifelong mastery of the instrument."