for violin. Preface - Notes on interpretation - Geminiani, The Art of Playing on the Violin, Essemp. XXI FacsimiliaJohann Sebastian Bachs Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo are among the most famous masterpieces of their kind. Unlike the closely related Suites for Violoncello Solo, the violin solos have survived in an autograph manuscript of the composer on the basis of which alone a largely reliable musical text is available. However, this manuscript is a copy of previous draft copies or even further fair copies of the composer. Wiener Urtext Edition uses an early copyists copy from Kthen as a secondary source