Bach - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 {Grumiaux}

Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites and Brandenburg Concertos; keyboard works such as the Goldberg Variations, The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Toccata and Fugue in D minor; and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 (1720) 1. Grave (0:00) 2. Fuga (3:48) 3 Andante (11:37) 4. Allegro (15:07) Arthur Grumiaux, violin Description by John Palmer [-] According to the manuscripts of Bach&Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001-06, the six pieces were completed in 1720, while the composer was employed at the Cöthen court. At Cöthen, Bach devoted himself primarily to the composition of instrumental music; this period...