Archived Event

Bach
James Ehnes violin
Date
Sun 19 Nov 2017, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • James Ehnesviolin

Programme

      • Partita No. 3 in E for solo violin BWV1006
      • Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin BWV1003

Interval

Overview

Bach, according to one of his sons,‘played the violin with a pure andpenetrating tone [and] perfectlyunderstood all the possibilities ofthe violin family’.

The composerset the highest technical hurdlesfor performers of his solo sonatasand partitas. James Ehnes is sureto apply the grace and ease of hisartistry to the polyphonic texturesand exacting demands of Bach’sviolin masterworks.

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