Bach: Violin Sonatas

Bach violin sonatas are nice, perpetuum mobile. BWV 1017-1019 (CD I-21) are graceful but not demanding too much virtuosism from the soloist, in this case Luis Otavio Santos (baroque violin) and Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord).

Bach: Violin Sonatas

This was the time for Violin Sonatas 1, 2, 3 (BWV 1014-1016). Pieter-Jan Belder plays beautifully the harpsichord, with a nice interpretation of Luis Otavio Santos playing the baroque violin. As with baroque strings, the instrument has a clearly different tuning, according to modern standards. Added to the usual screechy string sound of this kind of instruments, the atmosphere is well captured in this recording, Brilliant CD I-20.
The distinctive profound keyboard work of Bach is well additioned by the joyful violin, giving a light-hearted hue to the work, yet still inviting to reflection.