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Chris Thile: Bach - Sonatas & Partitas
By Chris Thile
Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002;
Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003.
Chris Thile: Chris Thile: Bach - Sonatas & Partitas
by C. Michael Bailey
At first blush, Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin played on the humble mandolin might be akin to making a Rusty Nail with single-malt scotch. A successful performance will require, at the very least, great virtuosity and vision: both of which Chris Thile possesses in impressive amounts. Banjoist Bela Fleck's superb 2001 recording Perpetual Motion ...
