Sei Solo Christine Busch

Christine Busch (baroque violin)

Over the past 40 years Philippe Herreweghe has been working with some extraordinary soloists with whom he has had very fertile and stimulating dialogues, both musically and personally.

Philippe Herreweghe: “It seems important to give these musicians the opportunity to express themselves on the label PHI in works they are particularly fond of.”

This is the case of the present recording. Christine Busch, leader of the orchestra of Collegium Vocale Gent, recorded the Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin by J. S. Bach – a work she admires, and she has been playing since her childhood.

Philippe Herreweghe: “Christine Busch inspires by her technical perfection, her strength, her humility, her sense for poetry, as well as by her qualities needed to serve the greatest of all composer.”

CD 1
Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
 1. Adagio
 2. Fuga
 3. Siciliana
 4. Presto

Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
 5. Allemande
 6. Double
 7. Corrente
 8. Double (Presto)
 9. Sarabande
 10. Double
 11. Tempo di Borea
 12. Double

Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
 13. Grave
 14. Fuga
 15. Andante
 16. Allegro

CD 2
Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
 1. Allemande
 2. Corrente
 3. Sarabande
 4. Giga
 5. Ciaccona

Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
 6. Adagio
 7. Fuga
 8. Largo
 9. Allegro assai

Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
 10. Preludio
 11. Loure
 12. Gavotte en Rondeau
 13. Menuet I
 14. Menuet II
 15. Bourée
 16. Gigue

"I find Busch's playing utterly compelling. As well as impeccable intonation, she sustains an eloquently punctuated and gently modulated dialogue, into which her listener is immediately drawn. Her spacious tempos seem chosen to convey the musical argument with cogency and expressive charm."
BBC Music Magazine - June 2013 *****

"Busch brings a wide experience as a chamber and period-orchestra player as well as formidable technical and interpretative skills to these iconic works...Busch speaks directly through her instrument with a warmth and intelligence that engages and disarms."
Gramophone Magazine - June 2013

"Her probing musicianship and reluctance to take anything - editorially speaking - at face value is allied to a considered approach to all six works, generating performances of illuminating intelligence...For a historically informed set of the Sonatas and Partitas that reflects technical and expressive control, these performances are highly commended."
MusicWeb International - 16th July 2013