Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1001

Movements:
1. Adagio
2. Fuga. Allegro
3. Siciliana
4. Presto

The first of three sonatas in the Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. The collection's autograph is dated 1720; the dates of the...Read more

Movements:
1. Adagio
2. Fuga. Allegro
3. Siciliana
4. Presto

The first of three sonatas in the Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. The collection's autograph is dated 1720; the dates of the individual movements are unknown.
The four-movement slow–fast–slow–fast plan follows the sonata da chiesa model. The second movement is a fugue; the Siciliana is in B-flat major.

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