Partita for Violin No. 3 (Bach)

The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006), is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach's set of Six Sonatas and Partitas. It consists of the following movements: 1. * Preludio 2. * Loure 3. * Gavotte en Rondeau 4. * Menuets (I and II) 5. * Bourrée 6. * Gigue It takes about 20 minutes to perform. Bach transcribed the Partita as a Suite, cataloged as BWV 1006.2 (formerly 1006a). The music critic Wilhelm Tappert claimed in 1900 that this arrangement was for lute solo, but present research indicates that it was for an unspecified instrument.

Partita for Violin No. 3 (Bach)

The Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006.1 (formerly 1006), is the last work in Johann Sebastian Bach's set of Six Sonatas and Partitas. It consists of the following movements: 1. * Preludio 2. * Loure 3. * Gavotte en Rondeau 4. * Menuets (I and II) 5. * Bourrée 6. * Gigue It takes about 20 minutes to perform. Bach transcribed the Partita as a Suite, cataloged as BWV 1006.2 (formerly 1006a). The music critic Wilhelm Tappert claimed in 1900 that this arrangement was for lute solo, but present research indicates that it was for an unspecified instrument.