Violin Solo Bach Allemande Partita 2

Please rate if you can :-)

This Allemande is the famous 1st movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's second Partita (suite of dances) for solo violin composed between 1717 and 1723 (possibly in memory of his first wife). Here I am practicing it at college for an audition. The partitas are regarded as the pinnacle of unaccompanied writing for the violin and are regularly performed and recorded. This is one of my personal favourites. PLEASE WATCH, ENJOY AND COMMENT!

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[Muse4toujours]

pretty, but should have more contrast. think ''sequence''.

[skuuzii]

@Muse4toujours Many thanks. I actually added in quite a few dynamics and rubato, none of which is of course in the urtext. If I was playing in historically accurate period style with Baroque instrument and gut strings etc there would be even less contrast. I'm trying to keep a balance between adding a bit but not over-Romanticising the music, but I'll keep your ideas in mind. All the best from Scotland! :-)

[marthaknie]

i wish i could play like that

[skuuzii]

@marthaknie We are always learning and if you practice and enjoy playing then you can only go upwards! :)

[Cali333222]

crusiating.... killling machine! well done man

[skuuzii]

@Cali333222 Cheers from Scotland :-)

[toantuoitho]

I think it is a "moderate tempo", not "allegro"

[keananswan]

There is much more depth to this pieace. Slow it down,take your time to conect to the circular motion and a new level of an emotional depth will reveal itself to you. Love you,ezra

[MissJesusfan]

This is one of my favorite interpretations of this piece. Yes, the tempo varies greatly throughout but I feel that captures the essence of what the composer was trying to say. Of course that is simply how I feel about it. Congratulations on a job well done!

-Vanessa

[morpheus9494]

Amazing :0

[1banders]

@skuuzii Gut strings were used long after the Baroque. Metal strings weren't introduced until after WW2, and they more popular with Americans than Europeans. The concertmaster of a major American philharmonic used gut until he retired in 1960.

[gastorgaq]

@skuuzii thank you!! :)

[gastorgaq]

@skuuzii thks thks thks thks!!!. From Chile :)

[skuuzii]

@NurNH Thanks a lot!