JS Bach: Sonata à Cembalo è Viola da gamba
Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba) & Arnaud de Pasquale (harpsichord)
There is no lack of recordings of the sonatas for harpsichord and viola da gamba. I haven't heard that many which really satisfy me, and that often has to do with the balance between the two...
JS Bach: Sonata à Cembalo è Viola da gamba
Lucile Boulanger (viola da gamba) & Arnaud de Pasquale (harpsichord)
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There is no lack of recordings of the sonatas for harpsichord and viola da gamba. I haven't heard that many which really satisfy me, and that often has to do with the balance between the two...
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Imagined as a concert that Bach could have instigated, this disc explores the Cantor ‘s art of transcription and reveals the wealth of influences which the Germanic empire was exposed to in the first half of the eighteenth century. Going back and forth between fantasy and counterpoint, between German and Italian styles, Bach makes these forms and styles his own and thus plays with the rich sound pallets of the viola da gamba and the harpsichord. This album is the first recorded by two rising stars whose tremendous energy and complicity has conferred greater depth to this concert.
Imagined as a concert that Bach could have instigated, this disc explores the Cantor ‘s art of transcription and reveals the wealth of influences which the Germanic empire was exposed to in the first half of the eighteenth century. Going back and forth between fantasy and counterpoint, between German and Italian styles, Bach makes these forms and styles his own and thus plays with the rich sound pallets of the viola da gamba and the harpsichord. This album is the first recorded by two rising stars whose tremendous energy and complicity has conferred greater depth to this concert.
Contents and tracklist
- Lucile Boulanger, Arnaud De Pasquale
- Lucile Boulanger, Arnaud De Pasquale
- Lucile Boulanger, Arnaud De Pasquale
- Lucile Boulanger, Arnaud De Pasquale
- Lucile Boulanger, Arnaud De Pasquale
Awards and reviews
August 2012
There is no lack of recordings of the sonatas for harpsichord and viola da gamba. I haven't heard that many which really satisfy me, and that often has to do with the balance between the two instruments. That is different here, and as the interpretation is very good I rate these performances among the best I have heard.
