Johann Sebastian Bach
The Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin BWV 1001-1006

Considered as the summit of the entire violin literature, « The Three Sonatas and Three Partitas
for violin without accompanied bass» are dated 1720. They were composed at the time when
stringed instruments defined their actual form and the violin became capable of producing
heavenly sounds because of genius violin makers such as Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe
Guarneri Del Gesu.
Certain portions were recorded in 1903 by Joseph Joachim, but the first complete recording
was realised only in the mid 30 sand we owe it to the young Yehudi Menuhin.

Bogdan Zvoristeanu - Violin

Born in Bucharest, Bogdan Zvoristeanu began playing the violin with his father, Radu
Zvoristeanu, before pursuing his studies at the Academy of Music in Bucharest, where he got
his diploma with professor S. Gheorghiu. Eager to progress, he obtained a scholarship at the
respected International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad/Blonay where he perfected his
paying with Maestro Alberto Lysy.
Bogdan Zvoristeanu is a prize winner of the competitions "Victor Kulenkampf" - Cologne,"Tibor
Varga" - Sion,"George Enescu" - Bucarest,"Leopold Mozart" - Augsburg,"Pierre Lantier" - Paris
and in 1998, he won the« Concours International de Geneve »,
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As an appreciated soloist and refined chamber music player, he has been invited to perform at
festivals in Japan, South Korea, Canada and South America as well as in Europe.
Bogdan Zvoristeanu has performed as a soloist with great conductors such as Marek Janowski,
Yehudi Menuhin, Andrey Boreyko, Pinchas Steinberg, Jin Wang, Fabio Luisi and Gilbert Varga.
He has had the pleasure to work with accomplished musicians such as Alberto Lysy,Jeremy
Menuhin, Liviu Prunaru, Bruno Pasquier, Brigitte Meyer, Chantal Juillet, Jian Wang and Jose
Gallard.
He currently occupies the position of First Concertmaster of the Orchestre de la Suisse
Romande and teaches violin and chamber music at the International Menuhin Music Academy
in  Gstaad/Blonay. Bogdan Zvoristeanu also gives master classes in Germany, Switzerland, South
Korea and Romania.
Some of his concerts and recitals have been recorded live and broadcast by the Cultural Radio
of Romania, the Radio Suisse Romande, the BBC and also the NRK.

Bogdan Zvoristeanu plays a violin made by Nicolaus Gagliano in 1761 which has been
generously lent to him by the Muller family, who are the instigators and main donors of the
Paul Klee Centre in Bern.



CD 1

1 Sonata 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Adagio 04:07
2 Sonata 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Fuga (Allegro) 05:13
3 Sonata 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Siciliano 03:08
4 Sonata 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Presto 02:41
5 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Allemande 07:19
6 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double 02:51
7 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Corrente 03:22
8 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double (Presto) 03:45
9 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Sarabande 04:03
10 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Double b 02:40
11 Partita 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: Tempo di Bourrée 03:52
12 Partita 1a in B minor, BWV 1002: Double a 03:38
13 Sonata 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Grave 04:46
14 Sonata 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Fuga 07:57
15 Sonata 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Andante 06:15
16 Sonata 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: Allegro 04:18

CD 2

1 Partita 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Allemande 04:44
2 Partita 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Corrente 02:35
3 Partita 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabande 04:04
4 Partita 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Gigue 04:12
5 Partita 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Ciaccona 14:19
6 Sonata 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Adagio 04:42
7 Sonata 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Fuga (Alla breve) 11:11
8 Sonata 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Largo 03:42
9 Sonata 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Allegro assai 03:45
10 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio 03:37
11 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Loure 04:38
12 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gavotte en rondeau 03:04
13 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Menuet 1 01:40
14 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Menuet 2 01:37
15 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Bourrée 01:34
16 Partita 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gigue 01:51

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