Bach, Handel & Scarlatti: Gamba Sonatas - Steven Isserlis, Richard Egarr

Sonata in G major BWV1027[12'33]Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Adagio[3'35]
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Allegro ma non tanto[3'22]
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Andante[2'32]
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Allegro moderato[3'04]
Sonata in D minor Kk90[10'48]Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
with Robin Michael (cello)
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Grave[2'59]
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Allegro[4'29]
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Largo – Allegro[3'20]
Sonata in G minor BWV1029[13'47]Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Vivace[4'57]
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Adagio[5'01]
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Allegro[3'49]
Violin Sonata in G minor HWV364b[6'33]George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
with Robin Michael (cello)
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Andante larghetto[1'58]
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Allegro[1'41]
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Adagio[0'43]
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Allegro[2'11]
Sonata in D major BWV1028[13'15]Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
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Adagio[1'40]
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Allegro[3'34]
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Andante[4'07]
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Allegro[3'54]
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Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV639[2'54]Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Bach wrote three wonderful sonatas for the viola da gamba (an early, slightly smaller relative of the modern cello). Lovingly recorded by Steven Isserlis and Richard Egarr, they are here joined by works by Handel and Scarlatti in a programme of haunting tranquillity.