Flute Sonatas Band 1 - (The four authentic Sonatas - with Violoncello part)

The four Bach flute sonatas presented in this volume offer a genuine variety both in style and transmission. The first two are thoroughbass sonatas conceived for flute, string bass and harpsichord. Their time of origin is uncertain and might even date back to Bach's Köthen period. In the transmitted version with obbligato harpsichord, the sonatas in b minor and A major BWV 1030 and 1032 are most probably arrrangements of earlier, no longer surviving works.

The compositional interweaving of the sonatas for flute and harpsichord reaches its apogee in the contemplative b minor sonata, which is a masterpiece of the flute repertoire. By contrast, the A major sonata is captivating for its brilliant joyfulness and radiant colour.

Urtext edition edited by Hans Eppstein.

126 Pages (VII + 60 + 36 + 23)
G Henle Verlag HN 269
ISMN 979-0-2018-0269-5

Bach, JS - Flute Sonata in E minor BWV 1034
ABRSM: Flute DipABRSM

Bach, JS - Flute Sonta in E major BWV 1035
ABRSM: Flute Grade 8
ABRSM: Flute DipABRSM

Bach, JS - Flute Sonata in B minor BWV 1030
ABRSM: Flute FRSM

Bach, JS - Flute Sonata in A major BWV 1032