Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Antoine Tamestit, Masato Suzuki
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release: 2019
Size: 935 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Minor, BWV 1029
01. I. Vivace
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
04. Wo soll ich fliehen hin, BWV 5: III. Aria: Ergieße dich reichlich
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D Major, BWV 1028
05. I. Adagio
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Allegro
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G Major, BWV 1027
09. I. Adagio
10. II. Allegro ma non tanto
11. III. Andante
12. IV. Allegro moderato
Antoine Tamestit and his artistic partner Masato Suzuki, a soloist in the famous Bach Collegium Japan, have immersed themselves in Bach’s three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord in order to give a sublime interpretation of them on the viola – both instruments use the same alto clef, even if the projection of the sound is entirely different. So this is no transcription, but leaves the artists in total freedom to rediscover with delight these all too rarely played masterpieces!