Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord Sonatas

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Jonathan Manson & Trevor Pinnock

Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord Sonatas are a set of sonatas by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1740. The works exemplify late Baroque chamber music, pairing the sustained, singing lines of the viola da gamba with figured-harpsichord accompaniment and contrapuntal interplay, and they occupy a place in Bach's later output as intimate instrumental pieces exploring timbral contrast and conversational texture.
First released: 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029 - I. Vivace
    5:15
  2. 2.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029 - II. Adagio
    5:36
  3. 3.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029 - III. Allegro
    3:44
  4. 4.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027 - I. Adagio
    3:47
  5. 5.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027 - II. Allegro ma non tanto
    3:31
  6. 6.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027 - III. Andante
    2:42
  7. 7.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027 - IV. Allegro moderato
    3:07
  8. 8.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028 - I. Adagio
    1:51
  9. 9.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028 - II. Allegro
    3:39
  10. 10.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028 - III. Andante
    4:08
  11. 11.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028 - IV. Allegro
    4:03
  12. 12.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b - I. [Andante]
    8:27
  13. 13.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b - II. Siciliano
    3:48
  14. 14.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030b - III. Presto
    5:42

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