Little is known about Johann Sebastian Bach's sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Are they early works or products of his late period? Do they form a cycle, or are they a collection of independent pieces? Long-time musical partners Atsushi Sakai and Christophe Rousset set out to record these enigmatic works, in which the gamba, as so often in Bach, becomes at once the voice of lamentation and an instrument of dialogue with the divine.

Tracklist:

Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027 I. Adagio
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027 II. Allegro ma non tanto
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027 III. Andante
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Major, BWV 1027 IV. Allegro moderato
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 1028 I. Adagio
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 1028 II. Allegro
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 1028 III. Andante
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in D Major, BWV 1028 IV. Allegro
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1023 (Transc. for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord by Atsushi Sakai) I. [Pre
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1023 (Transc. for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord by Atsushi Sakai) II. All
Bach: Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1023 (Transc. for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord by Atsushi Sakai) III. Gi
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1029 I. Vivace
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1029 II. Adagio
Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in G Minor, BWV 1029 III. Allegro

UPC: 5051083228862
Label: Aparte
Release Date: 4.24.26
Format: CD

Atsushi Sakai / Rousset,Christophe - Bach: Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba (CD)