Testament: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by J. S. Bach Rachel Barton Pine

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001:
• 1 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio 03:29
• 2 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga 04:50
• 3 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana 02:33
• 4 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto 03:30
• Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002:
• 5 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda 07:03
• 6 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Corrente 06:38
• 7 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Sarabande 05:36
• 8 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Tempo di Borea 06:17
• Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003:
• 9 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave 03:26
• 10 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga 06:44
• 11 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante 05:22
• 12 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro 05:23
• Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004:
• 13 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda 04:01
• 14 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II Corrente 02:43
• 15 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda 03:48
• 16 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga 03:55
• 17 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona 11:43
• Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005:
• 18 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I Adagio 03:59
• 19 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga 09:04
• 20 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo 02:53
• 21 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai 04:58
• Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006:
• 22 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio 03:33
• 23 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure 03:51
• 24 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau 02:42
• 25 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I & II 04:02
• 26 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Boureé 01:36
• 27 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue 01:53
• Total Runtime 02:05:32

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Best-selling violinist Rachel Barton Pine’s relationship with the music of Bach runs deep. She first heard and fell in love with Bach’s music in her hometown St. Pauls Church in Chicago, which had a stained glass window of the composer in the sanctuary. That church is where Rachel first played Bach’s music, at the age of four, and where she returned to record Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas in its beautfiul yet clear acoustic. Rachel says, “I’m so pleased to have recorded the Six Sonatas and Partitas in my favorite sound space for these works, the place that I consider to truly be my emotional home for playing them.”

This recording is released to coincide with the anniversary of J. S. Bach’s birth, and is a testament to Rachel’s lifelong relationship with one of the cornerstones of the violin repertoire.

Rachel Barton Pine, violin

Rachel Barton Pine
In both art and life, violinist Rachel Barton Pine has an extraordinary ability to connect with people. Celebrated as a leading interpreter of classical works, her performances combine her innate gift for emotional communication and her scholarly fascination with historical research. She plays with passion and conviction across an extensive repertoire. Audiences are thrilled by her dazzling technique, lustrous tone, and infectious joy in music-making.

Pine has appeared as a soloist with many of the world's most prestigious ensembles including the Chicago, Montreal, Vienna, and Baltimore Symphonies; the Philadelphia Orchestra; the Royal Philharmonic, the Mozarteum, Scottish, and Israel Chamber Orchestras; and the Netherlands Radio Kamer Filharmonie. She has worked with such renowned conductors as Charles Dutoit, Zubin Mehta, Erich Leinsdorf, Neeme Järvi, John Nelson, Marin Alsop, and Placido Domingo.

Her festival appearances have included Marlboro, Ravinia, and Salzburg. Her recital performances have included the complete Paganini Caprices, all six Bach Sonatas and Partitas, Beethoven's complete works for violin and piano, and the world premiere of the last movement of Samuel Barber's long-lost 1928 Violin Sonata. She regularly plays and records with John Mark Rozendaal and David Schrader as the period instrument ensemble Trio Settecento.

Pine writes her own cadenzas to many of the works she performs, including concertos by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and Paganini. She is the first living composer to be published as part of Carl Fischer's 'Masters Collection' with the release of The Rachel Barton Pine Collection, including original compositions, arrangements, cadenzas, and editions penned or arranged by Pine. Pine is also music advisor and editor of 'Maud Powell Favorites,' the only published compilation of music dedicated to, commissioned by, or closely associated with Powell, the first native-born American violinist to achieve international recognition.

Pine won the gold medal at the J.S. Bach International Violin Competition (Leipzig, 1992) and holds prizes from several other leading competitions including the Queen Elisabeth (Brussels, 1993), Kreisler (Vienna, 1992), Szigeti (Budapest, 1992), and Montreal (1991) International Violin Competitions. She won honors for her interpretation of the Paganini Caprices at the Szigeti Competition and Paganini International Violin Competition (Genoa, 1993).

Her Rachel Elizabeth Barton Foundation assists young artists through various projects including the Instrument Loan Program, Grants for Education and Career, Global HeartStrings (supporting classical musicians in developing countries), and a curricular series in development with the University of Michigan: The String Students' Library of Music by Black Composers. She teaches chamber music, coaches youth orchestras, gives master classes, conducts workshops at universities, adjudicates music competitions, creates special programs for children and school groups, and offers spoken program notes or pre-concert conversations for audiences of all ages.

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