You can call me Johann. But don't expect me to answer to that.
An interesting observation: whereas yesterday’s Violin Sonatas (with its accompanying harpsichord) grated on my nerves, today the music seems more mournful than hurtful.
This work definitely violates the Three-Instrument Rule (when a harpsichord is involved, it takes two other instruments to balance out that distinctive-sounding keyboard). And, for my tastes, I think the recording mix favors the violin too much.
But, all in all, if I was going to listen to a violin and a harpsichord battle it out for dominance in my mind, I’d pick this selection of compositions. It’s well played (Luis Otavio Santos provides the violin and Pieter-Jan Belder provides the harpsichord, both doing so admirably) and well recorded, albeit with the aforementioned comment about the violin’s prominence.
The compositions on today’s CD are:
BWV 1017
BWV 1018
BWV 1019
BWV 1019a
BWV 1019, alternate
All of these compositions are dated 1717 when Bach was 32 years old.
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