Bach Sonatas and Partitas: Performance and Tutorial Videos

BWV 1001	BWV 1002
BWV 1003	BWV 1004
Playing Bach	Arranging Bach
Understanding Bach	Articulation in Early Music

J.S. Bach, Adagio in G Minor, BWV 1001, with score

Sonata I in G-Minor, BWV 1001, is now available for purchase, either through our website at www.SonatasAndPartitas.com or through Les Productions D’oz

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J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, I -Adagio

PERFORMANCE VIDEO - Heather DeRome guitar. The opening movement from Bach's Sonatas and Partitas, for solo violin. Arranged for guitar by Frank Koonce and Heather De...

Duration: 4:05

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, I - Adagio, Tutorial (Part 1)

The Adagio, BWV 1001, not only opens the G-minor sonata, but it also opens the whole collection of Sonatas and Partitas.

Just as the opening chord is a qui...

Duration: 17:04

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, I - Adagio, Tutorial (Part 2)

As mentioned in most reference books, this movement is in three sections, with the last section mirroring the first. Adagio, BWV 1001, part one, demonstrated ...

Duration: 7:11

Articulation in Early Music (Part 1)

There is a lot that we can learn about how to articulate Bach’s music by studying the violin slurs, also often referred to as articulation markings, in the Sona...

Duration: 12:39

Articulation in Early Music (Part 2)

The purpose of this video is to help performers interpret Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas with respect to the articulation.

There is a lot of information c...

Duration: 12:56

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga | Heather DeRome, Guitare

PERFORMANCE VIDEO - Heather DeRome guitar. Arranged by Frank Koonce and Heather DeRome. Enjoy! Our arrangements of the Sonatas and Partitas are available at ...

Duration: 6:16

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga, Tutorial (Part 1)

Bach’s theoretical training differed from ours. Rather than identifying chords in terms of functional harmony (for example, I-IV-V), music education in Bach...

Duration: 6:56

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga, subjects and answers

If you think the video, J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga, Tutorial (Part 1), required a geek alert, then you may think that this one requires a do...

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga, Tutorial (Part 2)

This video discusses the opening section of the G-minor Fuga, BWV 1001, and demonstrates how Bach establishes his key of G minor.

It is often tempting to l...

Duration: 4:23

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga, Tutorial (Part 3)

This video is for performers who want to understand the overall arch of this monumental piece.

It has been said that after exploring the keys of G, D, and...

Duration: 14:22

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, II - Fuga, Guitar Tips

This video deals only with the final section of the G-minor Fuga, BWV 1001, and is for those making arrangements of the Sonatas and Partitas, and for performe...

Duration: 6:43

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, III - Siciliana in B flat

PERFORMANCE VIDEO - Heather DeRome guitar. Arranged by Frank Koonce and Heather DeRome. Enjoy! Our arrangements of the Sonatas and Partitas are available at ...

Duration: 3:14

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, III - Siciliana in B flat, Tutorial (Part 1)

This video begins by demonstrating how, once again, Bach can use the simplest compositional devices, such as an ascending arpeggio and a descending scale, to crea...

Duration: 5:45

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, III - Siciliana in B flat, Tutorial (Part 2)

This video is packed with food for thought for violinists, guitarists, and Bach enthusiasts alike.

It explores how Bach manifestly deviates from a theoret...

Duration: 10:49

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, IV - Presto

PERFORMANCE VIDEO - Heather DeRome guitar. Arranged by Frank Koonce and Heather DeRome. The closing movement of the first sonata, played on a Dominelli guitar. Enjoy...

Duration: 4:51

J.S. Bach, BWV 1001, Sonata 1 in G Minor, IV - Presto, Tutorial

A thorough discussion of the Presto, BWV 1001 in G Minor, the video describes how the piece refers to and alludes to the other movements in the first sonata,...

Duration: 13:41