Bach: Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba & Harpsichord
Label: GLOSSA Catalog: GCD920411 Format: CD Markus Hünninger, harpsichord & organ; Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba with: Michael Chance, countertenor; Harry van der Kamp, bass; François Joubert-Caillet, violoneJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord Sonatas I-III BWV 1027-1029 / Arias with obbligato viola da gamba Komm, süßes Kreuz (Matthäus-Passion) - Es ist vollbracht (Johannes-Passion) Fifteen years on from his earlier recording of Bach's three Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord (on Harmonia Mundi, alongside Rinaldo Alessandrini), Paolo Pandolfo is now returning to this repertory with a thoroughly rethought approach, the fruit of active and concentrated years of consideration, study and research into the inherent possibilities of his instrument. Given the basic differing natures of these two instruments, the performance of these works very often turns - in Pandolfo's words - into a "musical argument", rather than what is demanded by the music's essential nature: a "musical conversation" in which the score achieves "transparency and eloquence". Price: $27.98 |