: What is the preferred order of practicing Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin? As a violinist, it's always been hard for me to come up with an order of practicing Bach Sonatas and Partitas (BWV 1001-1006). I also know

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What is the preferred order of practicing Bach Sonatas and Partitas
for solo violin?

There was a similar thread many years ago on Violinist.com.

This response was the most helpful and comes closest to answering the relative difficulty part of your question:

The Royal Conservatory of Music Violin Syllabus (1999 edition) lists
the solo Bach pieces by grade, as follows:

Grade 8:

Partita number 2 in d minor--Giga

Partita number 3 in E major--bouree or Minuets I and II or Gigue

Grade 9:

Partita number 1 in b minor--courante

Partita number 2 in d minor--Allemande or Corrente or Sarabanda

Partita number 3 in E major--Gavotte and Rondeau

Sonata number 1 in g minor--adagio

Sonata number 3 in C major--Allegro assai

Grade 10:

Partita number 1 in b minor--Allemande and Double or Sarabande and
Double or Tempo di bourree and Double

Partita number 3 in E major--Preludio or Loure

Sonata number 1 in g minor--Siciliana or Presto

Sonata number 2 in a minor--Andante or Allegro

Sonata number 3 in C major--Adagio or Largo

Performer's ARCT:

Partita number 2 in d minor--Chaconne

Sonata number 1 in g minor--Fugue

Sonata number 2 in a minor--Fugue

Sonata number 3 in C major--Fugue