Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Robert Smith & Francesco Corti

The Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord are a set of three chamber works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1730. They exemplify Baroque chamber music with an obbligato harpsichord part and contrapuntal interplay between keyboard and bass instrument, reflecting Bach's mature Leipzig-period synthesis of Italianate sonata forms and German counterpoint.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace
    5:18
  2. 2.
    Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
    5:22
  3. 3.
    Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
    3:34
  4. 4.
    Sonata in A Major, CSWV:F:29: I. Allegretto
    8:12
  5. 5.
    Sonata in A Major, CSWV:F:29: II. Adagio
    4:48
  6. 6.
    Sonata in A Major, CSWV:F:29: III. Allegro
    5:10
  7. 7.
    Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio
    2:01
  8. 8.
    Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: II. Allegro
    3:31
  9. 9.
    Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: III. Andante
    3:48
  10. 10.
    Sonata in D Major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro
    4:03
  11. 11.
    Dido's Torment
    4:55
  12. 12.
    Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio
    3:48
  13. 13.
    Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non troppo
    3:30
  14. 14.
    Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: III. Andante
    1:45
  15. 15.
    Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato
    2:58

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