Linus Roth - J.S. Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Chants D'amour Du Haut Rouergue [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/29/1999

German violin virtuoso Linus Roth brings a unique project and program; SamBach. Starting with J.S. Bach's E -Major concerto getting via Villa-Lobos to the most famous Samba melodies arranged for solo violin; string orchestra; harpsichord; guitar and percussion... A peculiar and exciting musical journey. Together with the Brazilian orquestra Johann Sebastian Rio; whose name is a testimony of their admiration for the baroque composer; Linus Roth creates a mesmerizing musical collaboration.

The cycle of six solo Sonatas and Partitas by J.S. Bach is arguably one of the most powerful and most important compositions in musical history. These works have been with Linus Roth since he was nine years old, when he first learned the Gigue from the E major Partita, moving on by the ageof twelve to the first Fugue in G minor to tackling at fifteen the Ciaconna, which represents a cosmos in it's own right. By seventeen, Roth had finally learned the entire oeuvre for the first time and since then he is fortunate to have been able to grow as a musician through the constant and welcome challenge of interpreting these remarkable works. This recording was made during lockdown, in which all of our lives have had to be reduced to a minimum in almost every area. The chance to renew the intense preoccupation with this miraculous music in preparation for the recording was a huge privilege as it allowed Linus an escape into a spiritual freedom which helped me greatly on a personal level at this time.