Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach & Johann Christian Bach – Guido Balestracci, Paolo Corsi , Stéphanie Houillon - Virtuosity And Grace – Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba (CD) (Mint (M))

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This album is a story of family and friendship. Positioned between homage to a father figure and modernity, the viola da gamba sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian Bach are a revealing element in the history of the Bach family and it's ties of friendship with two families of virtuoso instrumentalists, the Abels and the Hesses, who had already inspired the work of Johann Sebastian. Carl Philipp Emanuel was active in Berlin, encouraged by the presence of the violist Ludwig Christian Hesse and the enthusiasm of his patron Frederick the Great ("When I am not reading, I am writing, and when I am not writing, I am playing the viol" wrote his nephew, the future Friedrich Wilhelm II). The friendship between Carl Friedrich Abel and Johann Christian gave rise to the latter's sonatas in London. This Arcana release is not only a continuation of Guido Balestracci's recording of J.S. Bach's viola da gamba sonatas that was awarded a CHOC by Le Monde de la Musique, but is also a celebration of one of the greatest families in the history of music. Guido Balestracci, together here with keyboard player Paolo Corsi, presents another instalment of his long-term project with the l'Amoroso ensemble: the re-evaluation of the viola da gamba and the other members of it's family, with a special focus on the lesser-known post-baroque repertoire. His programmes of music for viol by Schaffrath, Haydn's Divertimenti for baryton, and a Schubertiade based on the arpeggione all bear witness to this.

01. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in C-Major, Wq.136, H.558 - I - Andante 4:13
02. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in C-Major, Wq.136, H.558 - II - Allegretto 6:53
03. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in C-Major, Wq.136, H.558 - III - Arioso 4:16
04. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in G-Major, WarbB 4b - I - Allegro 4:24
05. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in G-Major, WarbB 4b - II - Rondeaux 4:21
06. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in D-Major, Wq.137, H.559 - I - Adagio ma non tanto 4:02
07. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in D-Major, Wq.137, H.559 - II - Allegro di molto 6:01
08. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Continuo in D-Major, Wq.137, H.559 - III - Arioso 4:55
09. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in F-Major, WarbB 6b - I - Allegro 4:30
10. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in F-Major, WarbB 6b - II - Rondeaux. Tempo di Menuetto 3:13
11. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard in g-minor, Wq.88, H.510 - I - Allegro moderato 7:30
12. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard in g-minor, Wq.88, H.510 - II - Larghetto 3:41
13. Sonata for Viola da Gamba & Keyboard in g-minor, Wq.88, H.510 - III - Allegro assai 4:51
14. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in B-Flat Major, WarbB 2b - I - Allegro 4:40
15. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in B-Flat Major, WarbB 2b - II - [Allegro assai] 1:30
16. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in F-Major, WarbB 15b - I - Allegretto 3:43
17. Sonata for Keyboard & Viola da Gamba in F-Major, WarbB 15b - II - Pastorale. [Allegretto] 3:55

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