In this lesson, Miriam Fried explores Bach’s Partitas for Solo Violin, placing them within the traditions of Baroque dance and variation form. Beginning with the cultural influence of French court dancing, she explains how rhythm, meter, gesture, and movement form the foundation of these works, a...

In this lesson, Miriam Fried examines the three monumental fugues from Bach’s Sonatas for Solo Violin, placing them within the broader context of Baroque violin playing and compositional practice. Beginning with the influence of composers such as Arcangelo Corelli, Johann Jakob Walther, Heinrich ...

In this lesson, Miriam Fried takes an in-depth look at the opening movements of Bach’s three Solo Violin Sonatas, uncovering the structural and harmonic ideas that give these works their extraordinary expressive power.

Through detailed musical examples, she examines the distinctive character of ...

In this lesson, Miriam Fried examines the movements that follow Bach’s great fugues, revealing how the composer creates contrast through lyricism, elegance, and virtuosity. While the fugues represent some of the most complex writing in the violin repertoire, the succeeding movements offer a fresh...