Partita for Violin No. 2 (Bach)

On one stave, for a small instrument, the man writes a whole world of the deepest thoughts and most powerful feelings. If I imagined that I could have created, even conceived the piece, I am quite certain that the excess of excitement and earth-shattering experience would have driven me out of my mind.

— Partita for Violin No. 2 (Bach)

If I had to vote for what is the greatest piece of music ever conceived by the human mind, I'd have a hard time choosing between the Chaconne that ends Bach's second partita for unaccompanied violin or the his Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue for the piano.

— Partita for Violin No. 2 (Bach)

... the greatest structure for solo violin that exists.

— Partita for Violin No. 2 (Bach)