Chris Thile Mandolin virtuoso and composer Chris Thile, a multiple–Grammy Award winner and a MacArthur Fellow, has long been known as an audacious improviser and a tireless collaborator whose work has incorporated bluegrass, folk, rock, jazz, and classical elements. Besides his brilliant bandmates in Punch Brothers, his fellow travelers have also included pianist Brad Mehldau, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, guitarist Michael Daves, and double bassist/composer Edgar Meyer, among others. But this time Thile has taken on perhaps his greatest musical challenge all by himself with Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1, which comprises three works written for solo violin: Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; and Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003. While Thile has often included pieces by Bach in his live repertoire, alongside his own work and his interpretations of work by artists ranging from Bill Monroe to Radiohead, this disc, produced by his friend and mentor Meyer, fulfills a long-held dream to create studio recordings of these pieces rendered on mandolin. Thile says the recording sessions were an opportunity “to interact with the greatest musician who ever lived." Chris Thile’s tracks Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:44:30Z Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:43:56Z Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:43:19Z Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:43:10Z Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:42:21Z Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:41:09Z Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:38:23Z Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: II. Loure by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:37:28Z Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:36:56Z Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:36:24Z
Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai by Chris Thile published on 2025-08-22T21:38:23Z
