Toronto Bach Festival | The Sonatas & Partitas For Solo Violin

These six works have set the standard for solo violin virtuosity up to this day, and we’re delighted to have four of Toronto’s finest-period violinists take on Bach’s amazing (and challenging) Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin.
Julia Wedman, Patricia Ahern, Valerie Gordon, and Cristina Zacharias take us on a musical journey from profound darkness to brilliant luminescence. This is baroque violin at its very best!

Presented in two parts, this will be a perfect opportunity to explore the bustling Danforth community for dinner between performances.

Pre-concert chat at 3 PM by Larry Beckwith.

PROGRAM
PART 1
Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

PART 2
Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

Part 1 at 4 PM will run approximately 90 minutes.
Part 2 at 8 PM will run approximately 75 minutes.
There will be an approximate 2 & 1/2 hour break between performances.

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