Partita in a (BWV1013) URTEXT (ed.Eppstein)

Partita in a – Sonata in a, BWV 1013 by JS Bach
Urtext

Edited by Hans Eppstein
Publisher: Henle Verlag
Instrumentation: Flute

Bach had a predilection for creating solo works for instruments that were more usually supplied with a keyboard accompaniment. It is thus only logical that, as well as the violin and cello, he also thought of making use of the typical melodic character of the flute in this way.  Through the skillful use of broken chords he even succeeds in creating the illusion of polyphony. It soon becomes clear that Bach’s lyrical cantilenas are convincing even without the support of accompanying chords on a keyboard instrument. A high point in flute literature!

I.     Allemande

II.   Corrente

III.  Sarabande

IV.  Bourree Angloise