Title: Bach's Works for Solo Violin
Subtitle: Style, Structure, Performance
First published: 1999
Description: "J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This volume is the first comprehensive exploration of the place of these works within Bach's music: it focuses on their structural and stylistic features as they have been perceived since their creation. Joel Lester, a scholar, teacher, violinist, and administrator, combines an analytical study, a full historical guide, and an insightful introduction to Bach's style.

Individual movements are related to comparable movements by Bach in other media and are differentiated from superficially similar works from later eras."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Performance practice (Music), History, Violin music, Bach, johann sebastian, 1685-1750, Violin music, history and criticism, Criticism and interpretation
People: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Time periods: 18th century
LC classification: MT145.B14 L39 1999