Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 2 CD + Bundle exclusive

Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 2 CD + Bundle exclusiveOn Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2, 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

"a time of global awareness

and Anohni

" The album also includes Reich’s Mallet Quartet

who translated Piazzollas memoirs and wrote liner notes for four of his albums

"The result is dazzling

I am so incredibly proud to share it

a selection from Béla Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin

violinist Kremer and his ensemble perform

who have been performing together sporadically for more than a decade and made their recording debut as a duo with 2008’s Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile

which pays homage to composer Alexsander Tansman

and defiance

a four-disc box set of rare studio and live recordings collected from the band’s extensive audio archives