Glass Harp - Violin Partita 3 in E maj - Bach BWV 1006 - Prelude

Prelude from Partita N° 3 in E major for solo violin by J. S. Bach. BWV 1006, played on glass harp by Robert Tiso. For information about the glass harp visit: The Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 by Johann Sebastian Bach for solo violin is the last work in the set of Six Sonatas and Partitas. It consists of the following movements: 1 Preludio 2 Loure 3 Gavotte en Rondeau 4 Menuets (I and II) 5 Bourrée 6 Giga It takes approximately 20 minutes to perform. The entire partita was transcribed by Bach for lute solo, cataloged as BWV 1006a.[1] The most commonly found recordings are usually of the Preludio. The Preludio demands advanced bowing technique[citation needed] and consists almost entirely of semiquavers (i.e. sixteenth notes). The Preludio was also transcribed by Bach for solo organ, oboes, trumpets and strings in the opening sinfonia of the cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29, in D m