Die Sonaten für Viola da gamba und Cembalo

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Isolde Ahlgrimm & Siegfried Pank

Die Sonaten für Viola da gamba und Cembalo are a set of three sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1740. Written for viola da gamba and harpsichord, they blend intricate counterpoint with intimate chamber textures, treating the harpsichord as an equal partner to the bowed instrument and exemplifying Bach's chamber-music output from his Leipzig years.
First released: 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata G-dur, BWV 1027: I. Adagio
    3:44
  2. 2.
    Sonata G-dur, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non troppo
    3:37
  3. 3.
    Sonata G-dur, BWV 1027: III. Andante
    2:17
  4. 4.
    Sonata G-dur, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato
    3:13
  5. 5.
    Sonata D-dur, BWV 1028: I. Adagio
    1:41
  6. 6.
    Sonata D-dur, BWV 1028: II. Allegro
    4:12
  7. 7.
    Sonata D-dur, BWV 1028: III. Andante
    3:58
  8. 8.
    Sonata D-dur, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro
    4:12
  9. 9.
    Sonata g-moll, BWV 1029: I. Vivace
    5:51
  10. 10.
    Sonata g-moll, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
    5:54
  11. 11.
    Sonata g-moll, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
    4:01

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