Sonatas for viola da gamba and basso continuo

Album by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach & Paolo Pandolfo & Rinaldo Alessandrini

Sonatas for viola da gamba and basso continuo is a set of chamber sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composed circa 1740. They exemplify the empfindsamer Stil with expressive, frequently angular melodic lines over a continuo accompaniment, bridging Baroque contrapuntal practice and the emerging early Classical style and occupying a transitional place in C.P.E. Bach's output as he moved toward greater formal experimentation and emotional nuance.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Solo, for viola da gamba and bass Wq 137 in D major : Adagio, ma non tanto
    4:55
  2. 2.
    Solo, for viola da gamba and bass Wq 137 in D major : Allegro di molto
    9:00
  3. 3.
    Solo, for viola da gamba and bass Wq 137 in D major : Arioso
    10:35
  4. 4.
    Sonata for viola da gamba and bass Wq 136 in C major : Andante
    4:54
  5. 5.
    Sonata for viola da gamba and bass Wq 136 in C major : Allegretto
    10:15
  6. 6.
    Sonata for viola da gamba and bass Wq 136 in C major : Arioso
    6:25
  7. 7.
    Trio for viola da gamba and harpsichord obbligato Wq 88 in G minor : Allegro moderato
    7:36
  8. 8.
    Trio for viola da gamba and harpsichord obbligato Wq 88 in G minor : Larghetto
    6:34
  9. 9.
    Trio for viola da gamba and harpsichord obbligato Wq 88 in G minor : Allegro assai
    7:04