Name: J. S. Bach: Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Brand: Johann Sebastian Bach
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It is difficult not to compare this recording of Bach's Six Sonatas for violin and harpsichord by Emlyn Ngai and Peter Watchorn to the album made by Giuliano Carmignola and Andrea Marcon. Why? Because they are both simply fantastic recordings. Both feature consummate musicians and scholars on both violin and harpsichord playing period instruments that always sound fresh, vibrant, and energetic and never subdued or stodgy. Both performances are immaculately in tune, beautifully ornamented, and showcase energetic and spontaneous-sounding music-making that is accompanied by an equal measure of scholarly performance practice. So what's the difference between the two? To the listener, the most immediately noticeable difference is that of tempo. Ngai's performance of the fast movements is much more staid and conservative, which is not in any way to intimate boring or uninteresting. This is of course a matter of personal preference. From an academic point of view, the present recording with Ngai and Watchorn provides much more; the liner notes (written by Watchorn) are extremely informative and coherent. As if that weren't enough, there's a third disc in the box that features a discussion with Watchorn on Bach's time in Cothen when the sonatas were composed.
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J. S. Bach: Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014: Adagio

2. Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014: Allegro

3. Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014: Andante

4. Sonata in B minor, BWV 1014: Allegro

5. Sonata in A major, BWV 1015: Dolce

6. Sonata in A major, BWV 1015: Allegro

7. Sonata in A major, BWV 1015: Andante un poco

8. Sonata in A major, BWV 1015: Presto

9. Sonata in E major, BWV 1016: Adagio

10. Sonata in E major, BWV 1016: Allegro

11. Sonata in E major, BWV 1016: Adagio ma non tanto

12. Sonata in E major, BWV 1016: Allegro

Volume 2

1. Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017: Largo

2. Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017: Allegro

3. Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017: Adagio

4. Sonata in C minor, BWV 1017: Allegro

5. Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018: Adagio

6. Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018: Allegro

7. Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018: Adagio

8. Sonata in F minor, BWV 1018: Vivace

9. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019: Allegro

10. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019: Largo

11. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019: Allegro: Cembalo solo

12. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019: Adagio

13. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019: Allegro

14. Sonata in G Major, BWV 1019: Cantabile, ma un poco Adagio, BWV 1019a

Volume 3

1. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

2. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

3. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

4. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

5. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

6. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

7. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

8. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

9. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

10. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

11. Bach as Capellmeister: Cöthen 1717-1722

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