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Bach Solo Violin Sonatas: At heart a fugue

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Hilary Hahn performs Bach’s Solo Violin Partita no.1 - Courante Double

26 August 2020

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Hilary Hahn performs the Courante Double (Presto) from Bach’s Solo Partita for Violin no.1 in B Minor, BWV1002. The video was recorded as part of the launch of Hahn’s Bach Solo Sonatas and Partia album, released on Decca in 2018, and reviewed by The Strad. 

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