Thursday, May 11, 2017

Bach's Partita No.3 in E Major for Violin

Bach's Partita No. 3 for Violin in E Major
Originally written for solo violin.
Exquisite, well-balanced and calming.
Six movements.
Three movements transcribed for piano by Rachmaninoff:
Prelude, Gavotte, Gigue.
Very skilfully transcribed.
Interesting voicing and harmonic structure.
Maintains the essence and character of the original composition.
Wiki entry here.







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1st MVT: PRELUDE

Hilary Hahn - Violin (2016)








Lara St John (with Musanim) - Violin





Helene Grimaud (with Score) - Piano 










Sara Spire (with Musanim) - Piano








Robert Tiso - Glass Harp (2015)



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3rd MVT: GAVOTTE



Ray Chen - Violin (2011)











Andres Segovia - Guitar











Daniil Trifonov - Piano (2011)




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6th MVT: GIGUE

Kristof Barati - Violin (2011)



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1st, 3rd, 6th MVTS


Rachmaninoff (himself) - Piano





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