Enjoy Bach for Violin by Kathy and David Blackwell—a collection of 14 varied Bach pieces for upper-intermediate violinists, featuring lively dances, expressive melodies, and helpful background notes.
Key Features:
• 14 pieces arranged for Grades 5–7
• Includes solo, duet, and unaccompanied options
• Lively dances, chorales, and iconic works
• Background and style notes for each piece
Discover Bach for Violin, a vibrant collection from Kathy and David Blackwell, creators of the Fiddle Time Series. Designed for upper-intermediate violinists (Grades 5–7), this book features 14 engaging pieces drawn from across Bach’s repertoire. Players will explore an array of keys, finger patterns, styles, and moods with lively dances, spirited allegros, expressive slow movements, and beautiful chorale arrangements. Highlights include two works for unaccompanied violin, a versatile sonata movement playable as a solo or duet with piano, the iconic Gigue from the Partita in E major, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, and the celebrated Bach/Gounod Ave Maria. Every piece is supported by background notes offering historical context and stylistic tips, making this an invaluable resource for expanding your Bach repertoire.
Key Features:
Bach: Violin Solos from the Sacred Vocal Works by Johann Sebastian Bach is a deeply reflective collection that reveals the violin’s role as a spiritual and vocal voice within Bach’s sacred music.
Key features
• Lyrical, vocal-inspired violin writing
• Rich in spiritual and emotional depth
• Focuses on tone, phrasing, and expressive sincerity
• Ideal for reflective recital and study repertoire
Bach Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 by Johann Sebastian Bach, edited by Andrew Manze and published by Bärenreiter, is a vibrant and elegant Baroque concerto that combines brilliance, rhythmic energy, and refined lyricism.
Key features
• Radiant, joy-filled concerto with strong rhythmic drive
• Encourages stylistic clarity and dance-like articulation
• Balances brilliance with elegance and poise
• A cornerstone of expressive Bach concerto repertoire
Bach Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos. 4–6 by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by G. Henle Verlag, offers the most expansive and sophisticated works of Bach’s violin-and-keyboard sonata cycle in a clean, authoritative Urtext edition.
Key features
• The most mature and expansive of Bach’s violin sonatas
• True equality between violin and piano
• Rich contrapuntal dialogue and expressive depth
• Essential repertoire for advanced chamber musicians
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, based on music by Johann Sebastian Bach, and published by Schott Music, is a timeless sacred classic that highlights the violin’s singing voice and expressive purity.
Key features
• Lyrical, vocal-inspired violin writing
• Calm, prayerful, and emotionally resonant
• Ideal for sacred and ceremonial performances
• A universally loved and deeply moving classic
Bach Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041 for Violin and Piano by Johann Sebastian Bach is a powerful and inward Baroque concerto that rewards clarity, balance, and expressive depth.
Key features
• Dramatically concentrated and expressive
• Develops Baroque articulation and rhythmic precision
• Combines lyrical depth with energetic finale writing
• Essential repertoire for serious violinists
Bach: Three Sonatas in D minor after BWV 1043 by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Dohr Verlag, transforms Bach’s famous Double Violin Concerto into intimate chamber sonatas rich in dialogue and contrapuntal clarity.
Key features
• A chamber reinterpretation of the Double Violin Concerto
• Emphasizes dialogue, balance, and ensemble unity
• Reveals Bach’s contrapuntal mastery in a new light
• Ideal for advanced violin duos and continuo players
Bach Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042 for Violin and Piano by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Edition Peters, is a radiant Baroque concerto celebrated for its rhythmic vitality, elegance, and expressive clarity.
Key features
• Bright, joy-filled concerto with dance-like energy
• Develops stylistic clarity and refined articulation
• Balances brilliance with poise and restraint
• Essential repertoire for serious Bach interpretation
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048 – Violin III Part by Johann Sebastian Bach, published by Breitkopf & Härtel, offers an engaging orchestral role within one of Bach’s most innovative and energetic concertos.
Key features
• A fully engaged orchestral voice, not a secondary part
• Central to the concerto’s rhythmic drive and texture
• Develops ensemble precision and contrapuntal awareness
• Essential experience in Bach’s most democratic orchestral writing
