Sonata No.1 in G minor BWV 1001
Partita No.1 in B minor BWV 1002
Sonata No.2 in A minor BWV 1003
Partita No.2 in D minor BWV 1004
Sonata No.3 in C BWV 1005
Partita No.3 in E BWV 1006

Best-selling violinist Rachel Barton Pine’s relationship with the music of Bach runs deep. She first heard and fell in love with Bach’s music in her hometown St. Pauls Church in Chicago, which had a stained glass window of the composer in the sanctuary. That church is where Rachel first played Bach’s music, at the age of four, and where she returned to record Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas in its beautfiul yet clear acoustic. Rachel says, “I’m so pleased to have recorded the Six Sonatas and Partitas in my favorite sound space for these works, the place that I consider to truly be my emotional home for playing them.” This recording is released to coincide with the anniversary of J. S. Bach’s birth, and is a testament to Rachel’s lifelong relationship with one of the cornerstones of the violin repertoire

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Recorded: 16–18 April, 28–30 May, 29 & 31 August 2015, St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Chicago - See more at: http://www.avie-records.com/releases/testament-complete-sonatas-and-partitas-by-j-s-bach/#sthash.Ml0oAbvx.dpuf