Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027-1029

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Laurence Dreyfus & Ketil Haugsand

Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027–1029 is a set of three chamber sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1740. The works exemplify Baroque chamber music with contrapuntal textures, dance-derived movements and an intimate dialogue between the viola da gamba and harpsichord, and they form part of Bach's later chamber output that bridges solo instrumental writing and continuo practice.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: Adagio
    3:47
  2. 2.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: Allegro ma non tanto
    3:19
  3. 3.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: Andante
    2:21
  4. 4.
    Sonata in G major, BWV 1027: Allegro moderato
    3:06
  5. 5.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: Adagio
    1:53
  6. 6.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: Allegro
    3:35
  7. 7.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: Andante
    4:19
  8. 8.
    Sonata in D major, BWV 1028: Allegro
    4:01
  9. 9.
    Sonata in g minor, BWV 1029: Vivace
    5:14
  10. 10.
    Sonata in g minor, BWV 1029: Adagio
    5:42
  11. 11.
    Sonata in g minor, BWV 1029: Allegro
    3:35

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