Christophe Rousset, Atsushi Sakai
AP394 - 1CD - 57' - Apr 24, 2026
Atsushi Sakai and Christophe Rousset introduce us to these mysterious pieces by Bach for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
Little is known about Johann Sebastian Bach’s sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. Are they early works or products of his late period? Do they form a cycle, or are they a collection of independent pieces? Long-time musical partners Atsushi Sakai and Christophe Rousset set out to record these enigmatic works, in which the gamba, as so often in Bach, becomes at once the voice of lamentation and an instrument of dialogue with the divine.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord in G major BWV 1027
1. I. Adagio
2. II. Allegro ma non tanto
3. III. Andante
4. IV. Allegro moderato
Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord in D major BWV 1028
5. I. Adagio
6. II. Allegro
7. III. Andante
8. IV. Allegro
Sonata for violin and continuo in E minor BWV 1023
(transcription for viola da gamba and harpsichord by Atsushi Sakai)
9. I. [Prelude] - Adagio ma non tanto
10. II. Allemanda
11. III. Gigue
Sonata for viola da gamba and harpsichord in G minor BWV 1029
12. I. Vivace
13. II. Adagio
14. III. Allegro
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