Label: Centaur Records, Inc.
Format: CD
Barcode: 0044747375526
Catalog number: CRC 3755
Releasedate: 11-09-20
Format: CD
Barcode: 0044747375526
Releasedate: 11-09-20
This is truly one of the greates sets ever recorded of the complete J.S. Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin.
Gramophone:
On this two-disc set of Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas, Tomás Cotik’s deeply analytical playing adds to an exhilarating display of the musical wonders the composer saw in the violin. Cotik allows the main lines of the music, their lyrical qualities and above all the overall arcs of each movement to be fully developed and even prioritised. As a result, several of the complete works seem to end in an anticlimactic sigh which in retrospect feels like a moving gesture of humility. Cotik also leaves the music almost completely unembellished, putting his faith in his command of phrasing, the variety he adds with the light, deft strokes of his Baroque bow and, above all, in the notes Bach wrote. His pure sound, perfect intonation and fast tempos mean that Bach’s fiendishly difficult challenges become more exposed, yet he never misses a beat.
On this two-disc set of Bach’s Solo Sonatas and Partitas, Tomás Cotik’s deeply analytical playing adds to an exhilarating display of the musical wonders the composer saw in the violin. Cotik allows the main lines of the music, their lyrical qualities and above all the overall arcs of each movement to be fully developed and even prioritised. As a result, several of the complete works seem to end in an anticlimactic sigh which in retrospect feels like a moving gesture of humility. Cotik also leaves the music almost completely unembellished, putting his faith in his command of phrasing, the variety he adds with the light, deft strokes of his Baroque bow and, above all, in the notes Bach wrote. His pure sound, perfect intonation and fast tempos mean that Bach’s fiendishly difficult challenges become more exposed, yet he never misses a beat.
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1Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001I Adagio05:23
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1Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004I Allemande07:04
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2Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001II Fuga. Allegro07:05
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2Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004II Corrente03:39
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3Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001III Siciliana05:05
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3Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004III Sarabanda05:24
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4Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001IV Presto05:19
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4Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004IV Gigue05:38
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5Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002I Allemanda08:31
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5Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004V Ciaccona17:35
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6Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002II Double03:26
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6Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005I Adagio05:15
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7Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002III Corrente04:02
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7Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005II Fuga14:02
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8Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002IV Double. Presto05:24
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8Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005III Largo04:06
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9Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002V Sarabande04:01
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9Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005IV Allegro assai07:03
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10Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002VI Double02:32
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10Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006I Preludio05:17
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11Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002VII Tempo di Borea04:14
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11Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006II Loure05:22
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12Violin Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002VIII Double04:02
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12Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006III Gavotte en Rondeau04:07
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13Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003I Gigue05:37
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13Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006IV Menuet I02:12
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14Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003II Fuga10:40
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14Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006V Menuet II04:09
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15Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003III Andante07:11
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15Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006VI Bourree02:07
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16Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003IV Allegro08:23
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16Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006VII Gigue02:20