Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo have been my favorite since my school days. Often I listened to them for a long time not being tired of that. That solo violin could express the universe as well as the deepest aspect of our mind. It was stunning to me. I believe it was Henryk Szeryng who played the source for me those days. A real virtuoso. Later, I was fascinated by Hilary Hahn, who sounded a great Bach player as well. She used to write in her site that she always started with one of those Bach's works in her daily practise session.
This violinist, Augustan Hadelich, playing Bach could not help becharming me. What warm hearted and profound Bach we could hear from his performance. Hadelich himself tells in the caption that Bach is special to him.
https://www.facebook.com/Augustin.Hadelich.Fans/videos/351782830630560
If you could not listen to this video, visit his site. You may find a few other pieces from Bach's Sonatas and Partitas.
https://augustinhadelich.com/en/videos
The caption of his discography for Bach's Sonatas and Partitas say as follows;
“Recording Bach’s complete Six Sonatas and Partitas has long been a dream of mine,” says Augustin Hadelich “They are formidable tests of technical ability and stamina, but also of musical imagination and expressive range – they never cease to provide challenges, hope, and joy.” For his interpretation, sensitive to historical practice, Hadelich chose to use a baroque bow. “It was a revelation,” he says. “It felt liberating … Passages of three- and four-note chords felt more fluid … The dance movements danced more and the slow movements sang more.”
The video first quoted in this post seems to show he was using a modern bow. It is still intriguing how he constructed the world of Bach's polyphony using a baroque bow.
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