Gamba Sonatas By Bach, Handel, Scarlatti /isserlis

Robin Michael (violin), Steven Isserlis (cello), Richard Egarr (harpsichord)

Bach, J.S.: Gamba Sonatas BWV1027-29 Chorale - Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ; Scarlatti: Gamba Sonata; Handel: Violin Sonata HWV364b

Bach wrote three sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Scholars estimate they were composed in the early 1740s, possibly for Carl Fredrich Abel, son of Bach's colleague Christian Ferdinand Abel. They are paired here with Scarlatti's Gamba Sonata and a Violin Sonata by Handel. These works are performed by violinist Robin Michael, cellist Steven Isserlis and harpsichordist Richard Egarr in a program of haunting tranquility.

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