J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Renaud Capuçon

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001:
• 1 Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio 04:22
• 2 Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga. Allegro 05:08
• 3 Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana 02:49
• 4 Bach: Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto 03:32
• Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002:
• 5 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda 05:40
• 6 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double 02:40
• 7 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Courante 02:48
• 8 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double 03:29
• 9 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande 03:16
• 10 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double 02:05
• 11 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Bourrée "Tempo di Borea" 03:15
• 12 Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double 03:30
• Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, BWV 1003:
• 13 Bach: Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave 04:18
• 14 Bach: Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga 07:57
• 15 Bach: Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante 05:50
• 16 Bach: Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro 05:39
• Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004:
• 17 Bach: Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande 04:30
• 18 Bach: Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Courante 02:56
• 19 Bach: Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabande 03:49
• 20 Bach: Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Gigue 04:11
• 21 Bach: Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne 13:23
• Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C Major, BWV 1005:
• 22 Bach: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio 04:03
• 23 Bach: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga 09:38
• 24 Bach: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo 03:03
• 25 Bach: Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai 05:11
• Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006:
• 26 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio 03:30
• 27 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure 04:18
• 28 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau 02:50
• 29 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: IVa. Menuet I 01:36
• 30 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: IVb. Menuet II 01:22
• 31 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourrée 01:32
• 32 Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue 01:51
• Total Runtime 02:14:01

Info for J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas

On his upcoming album released in conjunction with his fiftieth birthday, iconic French violinist Renaud Capuçon presents his interpretations of J.S. Bach’s indispensable Sonatas and Partitas.

In recording these works, often regarded as among the most important pieces ever written for solo violin, Capuçon shares an interpretation that stems from a life-long devotion to the music of Bach. His unique accounts of all six masterpieces are catalyzed by a very personal journey of performances since childhood.

“For as long as I can remember, his music has always calmed and comforted me, while at the same time filling me with feelings of energy and joy. It was with a mixture of serenity and humility that I approached these recording sessions in Berlin. This was a moment of introspection for me, a moment of listening to a voice within myself and of searching for the absolute,” says the violinist.

Renaud Capuçon, violin

Renaud Capuçon
Born in Chambéry in 1976, Renaud Capuçon studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris with Gérard Poulet and Veda Reynolds. He was awarded first prize for chamber music in 1992 and first prize for violin with a special distinction from the jury in 1993. In 1995 he won the Prize of the Berlin Academy of Arts. Then he studied with Thomas Brandis in Berlin, and later with Isaac Stern. Invited by Claudio Abbado in 1997, he continued his musical experiences as konzertmeister of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester during three summers with Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, Daniel Barenboim, Franz Welser-Moest and of course Claudio Abbado. In 2000 he was nominated “Rising Star” and “New talent of the Year” (French Victoires de la Musique), in 2005 “Soliste instrumental de l’année”, also by the French Victoires de la Musique, and in 2006 “Prix Georges Enesco” (Sacem).

He is playing with: Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Dresden Staatskapelle, Munich Bayerische Rundfunk, DSO Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hessischer Rundfunk, NDR Hamburg and WDR Köln orchestras, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Phiharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Washington National Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, Lyon, Monte-Carlo, and Toulouse Orchestras, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Moskow Radio Tchaikovsky Orchestra, Danish Royal Orchestra, Swedish Radio Orchestra, London Symphony, Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, City of Birmingham Symphony, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Firenze Maggio Musicale Orchestra, Milano Scala Philharmonic, Rome Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Lausanne and Zurich Chamber Orchestras, under Marc Albrecht, Christian Arming, Lionel Bringuier, Semyon Bychkov, Myung-Whun Chung, Jesus Lopez Cobos, Thomas Dausgaard, Christoph von Dohnanyi Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Christoph Eschenbach, Ivan Fischer, Bernard Haitink, Daniel Harding, Gunther Herbig, Kristjan, Paavo and Neeme Järvi, Philippe Jordan, Emmanuel Krivine, Kurt Masur, Ludovic Morlot, Andris Nelsons, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, David Robertson, Dennis Russel-Davis, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Leonard Slatkin, Tugan Sokhiev, Robert Ticciati… In 2011 he toured USA with the China Philharmonic and Long Yu, played in China with the Guangzhou and Shanghai Symphonies and Claus Peter Flor and gave integrals of Beethoven Sonatas with F. Braley in Europe, Singapore and Hong-Kong.

Renaud Capuçon plays chamber music with Martha Argerich, Hélène Grimaud, Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley, Yefim Bronfman, Myung-Whun Chung, Yuri Bashmet, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Mischa Maisky, Truls Mork, Maria Joao Pires, Mikhail Pletnev, Antoine Tamestit, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Maxim Vengerov. He is invited by prestigious festivals: London Mostly Mozart, Edinburgh, Berlin, Ludwigsburg, Rheingau, Lucerne, Montreux, Lockenhaus, Verbier, Gstaad, Salzburg, Schwarzenberg, Jerusalem, Stavanger, Canarias, San Sebastian, Aix-en-Provence, Roque d’Anthéron, Menton, Saint-Denis, Strasbourg, Hollywood Bowl, Tanglewood…

Discography for EMI Classics: Mendelssohn and Haydn trios and the Triple Concerto by Beethoven with Martha Argerich, Schubert recital, Berlioz/Saint-Saëns/Milhaud/Ravel with Daniel Harding and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Ravel chamber music with Gautier Capuçon and Frank Braley, duos with his brother; Dutilleux Concerto with the Radio France Philharmonic under Myung-Whun Chung (« Grand Prix Académie Charles Cros », « Choc de la Musique », « Diapason d’Or », « Fonoforum/Sterne des Monates »), Saint-Saëns chamber music, Brahms Trios with Gautier Capuçon and Nicholas Angelich (Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik), Schubert Trout, Mendelssohn/Schumann concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Daniel Harding, Brahms Sonatas with Nicholas Angelich (Gramophone/Editor’s Choice-Scherzo/Excepcional-Diapason d’Or-Choc/Monde de la Musique), Brahms Double Concerto with Gautier Capuçon and the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (Gramophone/Editor’s Choice) and Brahms Quartets with Gautier, Gérard Caussé and Nicholas Angelich, Mozart Concertos and Sinfonia Concertante with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Louis Langrée and Antoine Tamestit, Beethoven/Korngold concertos with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Beethoven Sonatas for violin/piano with Frank Braley, Fauré chamber music with N. Angelich, G. Capuçon, M. Dalberto, G. Caussé and Ebène Quartet.

Renaud Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù “Panette” (1737) that belonged to Isaac Stern, bought for him by the Banca Svizzera Italiana (BSI). In June 2011 he is appointed “Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite” by the French Government.

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