Release Date: November 7, 2025
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Chris Thile performs Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006. For his second recording of Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas, 12 years after the first volume, the mandolin virtuoso opted for a more personal approach, allowing himself to take liberties with the scores, which he recorded in multiple, somewhat untraditional, locations of personal significance. “My mentor, Edgar Meyer, has shown me ... you practice Bach ... because it makes your life better," Thile says. "Because it makes the world around you seem like a better, happier place. Because communing with something that beautiful, made by a human being, continuing to be made and enjoyed by so many human beings, makes you proud to be human ... I love practicing Bach, and I wanted to try and share how that ongoing process feels and sounds to me."
Track Listing:
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
I. Allemanda — Studio session
II. Corrente — Studio session
III. Sarabanda — Studio session
SIDE B
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
IV. Giga — Studio session
V. Ciaccona — Studio and Hall sessions
SIDE C
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
I. Adagio — Studio session
II. Fuga — Park session
III. Largo — Farm session
IV. Allegro assai — Farm session
SIDE D
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
I. Preludio — Farm and Hall sessions
II. Loure — Studio session
III. Gavotte en rondeau — Studio session
IV. Menuet I and V. Menuet II — Hall session
VI. Bourrée — Park session