Gamba Sonatas

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Markku Luolajan-Mikkola & Miklós Spányi

The Gamba Sonatas are a set of three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1730. They combine Baroque counterpoint and expressive continuo textures, featuring close interplay between the gamba's melodic lines and the harpsichord's independent keyboard part, and they occupy a distinctive place in Bach's chamber output as examples of his mature writing for bowed and keyboard instruments.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030a: I.
    9:26
  2. 2.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030a: II. Siciliano
    3:38
  3. 3.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030a: III. Presto
    1:42
  4. 4.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1030a: IV.
    4:36
  5. 5.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio
    3:38
  6. 6.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    3:58
  7. 7.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: III. Andante
    2:16
  8. 8.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato
    3:37
  9. 9.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio
    1:54
  10. 10.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: II. Allegro
    4:14
  11. 11.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: III. Andante
    4:26
  12. 12.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro
    4:27
  13. 13.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace
    6:12
  14. 14.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
    4:58
  15. 15.
    Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
    4:37

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