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The music on this recording demonstrates how Baroque composers in Germany, Italy, Austria and England responded to the challenges of writing for violin senza basso. Music for violin solo had a distinguished history before Bach and was widely cultivated by his contemporaries. Violinistic virtuosity was extraordinarily experimental in the late seventeenth century, with novelties in the tuning of the strings (scordatura), bowing techniques, chordal playing and contrapuntal textures (with the development of sophisticated double-, triple- and quadruple-stopping techniques) and playing in high positions. This disc of solo violin music is a real mixture of some of Rachel's favorite pieces. Details 1. Bach-Partita for Flute in a Minor-Allemande 2. Bach-Partita for Flute in a Minor-Corrente 3. Bach-Partita for Flute in a Minor-Sarabande 4. Bach-Partita for Flute in a Minor-Bouree Anglaise 5. Matteis-From Other Ayrs, Preludes, Allmands, Sarabands-Passagio Rotto 6. Matteis-From Other Ayrs, Preludes, Allmands, Sarabands-Fantasia 7. Matteis-From Other Ayrs, Preludes, Allmands, Sarabands-Movimento Incognito 8. Tartini-Sonata in a Minor-Cantabile 9. Tartini-Sonata in a Minor-Allegro 10. Tartini-Sonata in a Minor-Allegro 11. Tartini-Sonata in a Minor-Giga 12. Tartini-Sonata in a Minor-Theme and Variations 13. Tartini-Sonata in B minor-Andante 14. Tartini-Sonata in B minor-Allegro Assai 15. Tartini-Sonata in B minor-Giga. Allegro Affetuaoso 16. Pisendel-Sonata Per Violino Solo-No Indication 17. Pisendel-Sonata Per Violino Solo-Allegro 18. Pisendel-Sonata Per Violino Solo-Giga 19. Pisendel-Sonata Per Violino Solo-Variatione 20. Biber-Mystery Sonatas-Passacaglia in G minor
