Bach - Violin Sonata no. 6 in G major BWV 1019 third version | Netherlands Bach Society

Like the other violin sonatas, this Sonata in G major BWV 1019, performed here by Shunske Sato and Diego Ares for All of Bach, originated in the period of Bach’s big solo works that were created before 1720. The six violin sonatas, of which this is the last in the series, may have been arrangements of lost trio sonatas. Two later variations of this Sonata in G major have survived in several sources. The last one dates from the 1740’s, which is quite exceptional.

In this sonata, Bach appears to have mixed and matched his music to his heart’s content. A Courante for harpsichord solo moved to the third movement of Partita No. 6, BWV 830, the versions differed in the order and even the number of their movements, and over the years Bach replaced most of the movements with new music (from his archive?). So it looked as if he still performed the sonata regularly. To make things easier, Shunske Sato and Diego Ares recorded all the versions – for the puzzlers, enthusiasts and completists among us. This is the third version, the other versions can be viewed here:

BWV 1019 first version (ca. 1725): https://youtu.be/22HBh1i2jnw
BWV 1019 second version (ca. 1730): https://youtu.be/XOwHd8mUiMk

Recorded for the project All of Bach on 4 November 2020 at Studio 150 - former Bethlehemchurch - in Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel https://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating https://bit.ly/3J5uprM.

This recording was made with support of Walter Snoijink, the Netherlands.

For more information on BWV 1019 and this production go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/en/bwv/bwv-1019c/

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Shunske Sato, violin
Diego Ares, harpsichord

0:00 Vivace
3:52 Largo
5:16 Allegro
9:54 Adagio
12:50 Allegro