i. Adagio 
ii. Fuga 
iii. Largo
iv. Allegro assai 
 
Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin grow in complexity from the 1st Sonata and Partita set to the 3rd. Sonata No.3 in C major is considered one of the most complex works in the entire Baroque repertoire. Made up of four movements, it gives an insight into Bach’s technical mastery of the violin, as only someone who played the violin to performance standard would have been able to create something so intricate.  The Fuga in particular is impossible to play exactly as written on a violin, which leaves a lot of room for a player’s own interpretation. The Sonata follows the typical Baroque movements-pattern of slow-fast-slow-fast, and alternates with sections clearly displaying the musical subject, and sections that are written as a deliberate contrast, allowing the listener to easily follow the different ‘voices’.