Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba

Montero, Patxi;
Boccaccio, Daniele

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Patxi Montero and Daniele Boccaccio have already recorded for Brilliant Classics the three sonatas composed by J.S. Bach around 1720, when the viola da gamba was already an archaic instrument, superseded by string bass variants such as the cello and double-bass, for their greater volume, projection and reliable tuning. However, the gamba’s multiple strings and barrelled sound-box gave it a unique, speaking quality that continued to fascinate composers; long after its high noon as part of a viol consort in 17th-century chamber music, Bach wrote not only these sonatas for the instrument but obbligato parts in various cantatas and at the expressive crux-points of his John and Matthew- Passions.

Works:
• Bach, J S: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV1027
• Bach, J S: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV1028
• Bach, J S: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV1029
• Bach, J S: Viola da Gamba Sonatas Nos. 1-3, BWV1027-1029

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Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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