Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord Main Performer or Conductor: Weiland Kuijken and Gustav Leonardt Soloists: Weiland Kuijken - Viola da gamba Gustav Leonardt - harpsichord Instrumentation: Harpsichord Viola da Gamba Individual Works: Sonate BWV 1027 Sonate BWV 1028 Sonate BWV 1029 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: EMI Catalog Number: CDC 7 47964 2 Year Released/Recorded: 1974 Total Playing Time: 46.27 Comments: John W Bruce said: If you have not yet discovered the viola da gamba - try this recording for size!! The clarity is quite excellent with the sonority of the viola da gamba just in front of the beautiful harpsichord - as it should be. Another interesting point is that this work (1717-1723) was written for Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Coethen, himself an amateur player of some ability, and thus shows the probable standard of such players in bowing and manual dexterity. Another interesting feature of this recording is that it illustrates one of Bach's ornaments rather well, 'the shake', in the finale of Sonata I, bars 37-38. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: John W Bruce Date First Submitted: 08/11/2001 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.