Composer: Johann Friedrich Ruhe
Performer: Georg Zeike, Bernadett Mészáros
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Genuin
Catalogue: GEN22781
Release: 2022
Size: 951 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Viola da Gamba Solo in C major
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Presto
Viola da Gamba Solo in A minor
04. I. Adagio
05. II. Allegro
06. III. Tempo di minuet alternativement
Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in G major
07. I. Andante
08. II. Allegro
09. III. Adagio
10. IV. Vivace
Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in D minor
11. I. Ohne bezeichnung
12. II. Allegro
13. III. Alla siciliana
14. IV. Un poco vivace
Music that lies between the late Baroque and the beginning of the classical period: these are the four sonatas for viola da gamba and basso continuo by the Magdeburg Cathedral Kapellmeister Johann Friedrich Ruhe – a real discovery! Georg Zeike performs them on the viola da gamba together with Bernadett Mészáros on the harpsichord.
The unique feature of this recording is the fortepiano, which had just been developed in Ruhe’s time. How does the “old” viola da gamba harmonize with the two different keyboard instruments, the “old” and the “new”? An exciting juxtaposition! The two Leipzig artists have toured throughout Europe with leading early music ensembles and regularly worked as chamber music partners.