Bach’s six violin soli have come down to us in a particularly beautiful fair copy made by the composer himself. They, along with the six cello suites, are regarded as musical and technical milestones of musical literature. Bach skillfully employs the resources of the violin to produce genuine polyphony in some sections through the use of arpeggiated chords and double stops. The culmination of these achievements is the famous Chaconne from the second Partita, which achieves great musical density while presenting the violinist with previously unheard-of technical challenges. The part marked by Wolfgang Schneiderhahn accommodates practical use and includes suggestions for accords and arpeggios.
巴赫的六首小提琴獨奏曲流傳至今,其中一本由作曲家本人抄寫的樂譜尤為精美。這些作品與六首大提琴組曲一起,被視為音樂和技巧上的里程碑。巴赫巧妙地運用小提琴的各種音色,透過琶音和雙音的運用,在某些樂段中創造出真正的複調效果。這些成就的巔峰之作是第二組帕蒂塔中的著名恰空舞曲,它不僅展現了極高的音樂密度,也對小提琴演奏者提出了前所未有的技巧挑戰。沃夫岡·施奈德哈恩的樂譜便於演奏,並提供了和弦和琶音的建議。