
“In her concentration, the violinist acts like a medium through which this unique music reaches us today,” says the NZZ about Isabelle Faust's interpretation of the Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by Johann Sebastian Bach. “What Faust is searching for on the inside is [...] a truthfulness that results not only from the study of passed down conceptions of aesthetics, but also from today's attitude towards life.” On Palm Sunday 2020, the exceptional violinist played Bach's Partita No. 2 and Sonata No. 3 in the empty St. Thomas Church Leipzig, her interpretation exuding calm and confidence during trying times.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No. 2 D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004
Sonata No. 3 C major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005
Isabelle Faust, violin
Recorded live at St. Thomas Church Leipzig
April 2020
A production of Accentus Music
in coproduction with MDR/Arte
Directed by Ute Feudel
Video format: UHD
Audio format: PCM Stereo
Program length: 57:56
Year: 2020
Picture Credit: Accentus Music