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Old 05-30-2011, 01:11 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Yesterday after playing some simple Bach minuets as violin duets with my dad, he pulled out a CD of Bach's Sonatas for solo, unaccompanied violin (BWV 1001–1003). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonatas...o_violin_(Bach)

I had never heard all three sonatas before or even fully realized that Bach composed pieces for a violinist to play all by herself or himself. The one movement with which I was familiar was the fugue movement of Sonata No. 1, which turned out to be my favorite.

I like this piece because it sounds like two violins even though it is just one person playing. Playing two notes at the same time in tune is a challenge. Itzhak Perlman makes it sound easy, though!

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - II. Fuga
Performed by Itzhak Perlman

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