Violin Sonata G major BWV 1021
Violin Sonata e minor BWV 1023
Appendix: Sonata (with Piano obbligato) g minor BWV 1020

These three separately transmitted sonatas hide some attribution problems. BWV 1020 (the Sonata in g minor) is quite possibly by Bach’s son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and today is mostly played on the flute even though the sources assign it to the violin. It is interesting, however, that d1 is the lowest melodic note in the piece, which might mean that it is a flute arrangement of a violin sonata. The other two sonatas also stand on an uncertain footing in regard to their sources. On the other hand, their elegant slow movements are crafted with a melodic mastery such as is often found in Johann Sebastian Bach’s music. As long as there is no definitive evidence for attribution to another composer, we shall continue to respect the traditional attribution to “Father” Bach.

Hans Eppstein (Editor, Figured bass realisation)
Kurt Guntner (Fingering and bowing for Violin)
Urtext Edition, paperbound
with marked and unmarked string parts
Pages 81 (VII+38+15+15+7), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Weight 357 g
HN 458