Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Harpsichord

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Yo‐Yo Ma & Kenneth Cooper

Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord is a set of three sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1740. They pair the lyrical, cello-like viola da gamba with the harpsichord continuo, showcasing Baroque counterpoint, dance-derived movements and intricate contrapuntal interplay, and occupy a place in Bach's late chamber output as explorations of timbral contrast and continuo writing.
First released: 1983

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio
    3:50
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non tanto
    3:17
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: III. Andante
    2:59
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato
    3:02
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio
    2:10
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: II. Allegro
    3:47
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: III. Andante
    5:02
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro
    3:59
  9. 9.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace
    5:09
  10. 10.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
    5:29
  11. 11.
    Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
    3:33

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