Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Domenico Scarlatti
Performer: Steven Isserlis, Richard Egarr, Robin Michael
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hyperion
Catalogue: CDA68045
Release: 2015
Size: 1.19 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV1027
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Allegro ma non tanto
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegro moderato
Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata K90 in D minor
05. I. Grave
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Largo – Allegro
Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor, BWV1029
08. I. Vivace
09. II. Adagio
10. III. Allegro
Handel: Sonata in G minor HWV364b
11. I. Andante larghetto
12. II. Allegro
13. III. Adagio
14. IV. Allegro
Bach: Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV1028
15. I. Adagio
16. II. Allegro
17. III. Andante
18. IV. Allegro
19. Bach: Chorale Prelude BWV639 ‘Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’
Bach wrote three wonderful sonatas for the viola da gamba (an early, slightly smaller relative of the modern cello). Lovingly recorded by Steven Isserlis and Richard Egarr, they are here joined by works by Handel and Scarlatti in a programme of haunting tranquillity.