Bach Sonatas CD

Bach: Sonatas for Violin Solo

James Greening-Valenzuela, violin
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Bach Partitas CD

Bach: Partitas for Violin Solo

James Greening-Valenzuela, violin

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Sonatas of Faure & Brahms

James Greening-Valenzuela, violin
Madeleine DeMory Hsu. piano

Music of Ernst Bacon & David Diamond

James Greening-Valenzuela, violin
John Walker, piano

Bach: Sonatas for Violin Solo

Greening-Valenzuela plays expressively throughout, and his technical resources are impressive. . ." "From the opening bars of the G minor Sonata we are clearly in for a thrilling time. . ."

Roy Brewer, MusicWeb

    Sonata No. 1, in G Minor, BWV 1001
    1. I. Adagio
    2. II. Fuga: Allegro
    3. III. Siciliana
    4. IV. Presto
    Sonata No. 2, in A Minor, BWV 1003
    5. I. Grave
    6. II. Fuga
    7. III. Andante
    8. IV. Allegro
    Sonata No. 3, in C Major, BWV 1005
    9. I. Adagio
    10. II. Fuga
    11. III. Largo
    12. IV. Allegro assai

Bach: Partitas for Violin Solo

    Partita No. 1, in B Minor, BWV 1002
    1. I. Allemanda/Double
    2. II. Corrente/Double
    3. III. Sarabande/Double
    4. IV. Tempo di Borea/Double
    Partita No. 2, in D Minor, BWV 1004
    5. I. Allemanda
    6. II. Corrente
    7. III. Sarabanda
    8. IV. Giga
    9. V. Ciaccona
    Partita No. 3, in E Major, BWV 1006
    10. I. Preludio
    11. II. Loure
    12. III. Gavotte en Rondeau
    13. IV. Menuet I and II
    14. V. Bourree
    15. VI. Gigue

Violin Sonatas of Faure and Brahms

    Faure: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 13
    1. Allegro Molto
    2. Andante
    3. Allegro vivo
    4. Allegro quasi presto
    Brahms: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 100
    5. Allegro amabile
    6. Andante tranquillo - Vivace
    7. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)

Works by Ernst Bacon and David Diamond

". . . a most committed performance by Greening-Valenzuela and Walker." … "Greening-Valenzuela suavely characterises the various variations."

- Colin Clarke, MusicWeb

    Ernst Bacon: Sonata for Violin and Piano
    1. With Dignity
    2. Allegretto
    3. Lento
    4. Allegro moderato
    David Diamond: Chaconne for Violin and Piano
    5. Introduction
    6. Variations 1-4
    7. Variations 5-6
    8. Variations 7-10
    9. Variations 11-14
    10. Variations 15-18
    11. Variations 19-22
    12. Cadenza and Coda