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Background: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's three sonatas for viola da gamba of 1745, 1746 and 1759 illustrate the intermediary position of a composer whose works are deeply rooted in the past, while at the same time being very forward-looking.

In the search for an appropriate keyboard, Alpha decided on the hammerflügel (the first recording made on this instrument). Its flexible dynamics and the possibility of using touch to control sound production lend eloquence and a passionate quality to the melody. In order to add extra colour to the continuo, cello is added in one of the sonatas. Bach described the cello-keyboard combination as 'the most perfect accompaniment for the solo instrument, to which no one can object'.

Friederike Heumann studied viola da gamba with Jordi Savall and Paolo Pandolfo. She appears with ensembles such as Hespèrion XXI and Le Concert des Nations, Le Concerto Vocale and Les Arts Florissants.

CATALOGUE NR: ALPHA080
RECORD LABEL: Alpha
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Sep-2005

COMPOSER: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for Viola da gamba in D H559 Wq137. Sonata for Viola da gamba in G minor H510 Wq88. Sonata for Viola da gamba in C H558 Wq136 (CPE Bach). Adagio. Postlude (Carl Abel).
ARTISTS: Friederike Heumann   Gaetano Nasillo   Dirk Borner  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: hammerflugel by Denzil Wraight after Cristofori 1730

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