Sonata in E minor for flute or recorder and basso continuo

Sonata in E minor for flute or recorder and basso continuo by J. S. Bach (BWV 1034) is a sonata

Sonata

Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era...

in 4 movements:

Adagio ma non tanto
Allegro
Andante
Allegro

The basso continuo can be provided by a variety of instruments. For example in complete Bach recordings, Stephen Preston

Stephen Preston

Stephen Preston is an English flautist specialising in period performance of baroque and classical music on original instruments. Additionally he plays modern flute and choreographs historical forms of dance.- Biography and Career :...

on Brilliant Classics

Brilliant Classics

Brilliant Classics is a Dutch classical music record label, based in Leeuwarden, formerly part of Foreign Media Music BV, but since March 2011 acquired by Triacta. The company is notable for its ultra-budget market approach turning around decline in classical records sales with "Complete Mozart...

(originally recorded by CRD UK) is accompanied by harpsichord and viola da gamba while on Hänssler Classic

Hänssler Classic

Hänssler Classic is a German classical record label based in Holzgerlingen.Friedrich Hänssler Senior founded Musikverlag Hänssler in 1919 to publish church music. Since 1972 Hänssler Classic has also published contemporary and jazz music...

Jean-Claude Gérard

Jean-Claude Gérard, a well-known flutist, studied flute at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with Marcel Moyse.He won several international competitions and began his career in Paris, playing with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux and at the Opéra National de Paris. He...

is accompanied by piano and bassoon.

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