C.p.e. Bach & Abel: Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba

Rebeka Rusó (viola da gamba); Sebastian Wienand (fortepiano)

Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (1714-1788): Sonatas WQ 88, 136 & 137
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787): 3 Solo pieces in D major - Sonata WK 150

The character of this CD is determined by its programme which unites the composers Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788) and Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787) and by the distinctive tonal quality evoked by combining the viola da gamba and the fortepiano. The "London" Abel and the "Berlin" Bach marked the last flowering period of the viola da gamba. While Bach's style might be described with the German expressions "Empfindsamkeit" ("sensitivity") and "Sturm und Drang", Abel's compositional style was closer to the category of "Pre-Classicism". Bach's music is characterised by its discontinuous and tormented flow, swift changes of "affect" and surprising harmonics. By contrast, Abel's music strikes one as being clearer, more homogeneous and logical, even blessed with a singing, often lyrical quality of inflected elegance.
Rebeka Rusó studied viola da gamba with Wieland Kuijken at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels and with Paolo Pandolfo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. She was a prize winner at the Bach-Abel Competition for viola da gamba in 1997 in Köthen and is currently one of the best known gamba players of her generation. She has worked with prestigious soloists and ensembles in concerts and recordings and is in wide demand as a soloist. Rebeka Rusó teaches at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and the Conservatory in Strasbourg.
Sebastian Wienand studied harpsichord and fortepiano at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He is currently in great demand as a soloist, chamber music partner and continuo harpsichordist and has performed with renowned ensembles at national and international festivals. For a number of years now, he has cooperated regularly in opera productions as the musical assistant of René Jacobs.

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