Nonesuch Records releases mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile’s Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2 on November 7, 2025. The two-LP album comprises 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, twelve years after the first volume, Chris Thile opted for a more personal approach to the revered master composer’s works. This time, he allowed himself to take liberties with the scores, which he recorded in multiple, somewhat untraditional, locations of personal significance: Reservoir Studios and Tompkins Square Park in New York City; Farrell Recital Hall at Murray State University in Murray, KY; and Blackberry Farm in Walland, TN.
- 1. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
- 2. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
- 3. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
- 4. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
- 5. Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
- 6. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
- 7. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
- 8. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
- 9. Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
- 10. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
- 11. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
- 12. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
- 13. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I - V. Menuet II
- 14. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée
- 15. Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
