Reconstructed from BWV 1056. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. This violin concerto in G minor has not come down to us in the form presented here. It has been reconstructed from a lost violin concerto that survives solely in Bach's arrangement for harpsichord, namely, as the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor (BWV 1056). The reconstruction is based on a meticulous evaluation of those autograph harpsichord concertos that also survive in an original version for violin. In particular, the autograph harpsichord parts contain changes that Bach made when preparing his arrangements, thereby revealing the manner in which he transcribed his solo violin works for the harpsichord. The keyboard realization is presented in a transparent way allowing players the possibility to embellish and fill in the harmonies at their discretion./ Répertoire / Violon et Piano

Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Harpsichord) 1-3-Lorsqu?il était maître de chapelle à Koethen Jean-Sébastien Bach se consacra principalement à la musique instrumentale. C?est là que virent notamment le jour les sonates parvenues à la postérité sous la forme du cycle pour violon et clavecin obligé BWV 1014?1019. Le violoniste et le claveciniste/pianiste y sont sollicités autant l?un que l?autre. En effet à l?instar des sonates pour flûte et viole de gambe de Bach celles-ci constituent les fondements de la sonate en duo au sens moderne. La pure fonction d?accompagnement de la basse continue laisse place à une partie de clavier autonome conférant à chaque sonate un caractère individuel. L?édition se fonde principalement sur lescopies réalisées par Altnickol gendre de Bach ainsi que sur d?autres sources. Cette précieuse édition urtext est également complétée de notes critiques supplémentaires.

Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Harpsichord) 4-6-Lorsqu?il était maître de chapelle à Koethen Jean-Sébastien Bach se consacra principalement à la musique instrumentale. C?est là que virent notamment le jour les sonates parvenues à la postérité sous la forme du cycle pour violon et clavecin obligé BWV 1014?1019. Le violoniste et le claveciniste/pianiste y sont sollicités autant l?un que l?autre. En effet à l?instar des sonates pour flûte et viole de gambe de Bach celles-ci constituent les fondements de la sonate en duo au sens moderne. La pure fonction d?accompagnement de la basse continue laisse place à une partie de clavier autonome conférant à chaque sonate un caractère individuel. Cette édition se fonde principalement surles copies réalisées par Altnickol gendre de Bach. Il existe de nombreuses versions de la sonate en sol majeur BWV 1019 comportant chacune des mouvements différents. C?est pourquoi deux versions antérieures de la sonate sont publiées en annexe augmentant ainsi la valeur de cette édition urtext en particulier pour les passionnés de Bach.

Georg Philipp Telemann's 6 Sonatinas for Violin and Harpsichord (Piano) Violoncello ad lib.

While Pachelbel has been most admired as a composer of organ works and Lutheran church music his Canon in D has long been one of his most celebrated compositions. It combines two time-honored compositional devices. The first of these is of course the canon a procedure whereby a melody in one part is strictly imitated by one or more other parts; a round (such as for example Frère Jacques) is a type of canon. The second device involves a short bass line (refeered to as a ground bass) that is repeated constandly over which the composer writes continuous variations. In its original form the work consists of an initial statement of an eight note ground bass followed by27 variations in strict canonic style for three violins above that bass. In addition to these four essential parts an appropriate harmonic background would have been improvised on harpsichord lute or organ. In the present arrangement Pachelbel's note values have been doubled for greater ease of reading and the work's canonic structure has been somewhat modified in order to make it more readily playable by violinists and pianists at an intermediate level. Since dynamics bowing indications articulations and slurs were not customarily provided by composer of the Baroque era the arranger and the editor have added them here as well as a metronome indication and a few cadential trills. Obviously these editorial additions should be regarded only as suggestions.

Book 1 containing Sonatas 1-6 of this 12-piece collection arranged for Violin and Piano/Harpsicord by Gunter Kehr. Cello ad lib part also included.