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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Mr Abel’s Fine AirsMusic for solo viola da gamba
Susanne Heinrich (viola da gamba) Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787) was a contemporary of J C Bach, and a fashionable performer and promoter in London
in the eighteenth century. By that time the viola da gamba was a rarity, but Abel’s performances sparked a revival of
interest among performers and audiences. The works recorded on this disc (six of which have never been previously
recorded) can be seen as musical expositions of sensibility, inhabiting the same tragic world as the gamba solos in J S
Bach’s Passions. Abel’s contemporary Charles Burney commented on the musician’s ability to ‘breathe’ the notes as he
played them, and this extraordinary sensitivity is present too in the beautiful playing of Susanne Heinrich. The first time I put this disc in my player, I wasn’t in the mood. I tried again a few days later and was absolutely entranced. Carl Friedrich Abel was a pupil of Bach’s and the influence shows, but the younger composer’s own breadth of invention is breathtaking. As are the dark, velvety colours that viola da gamba player Susanne Heinrich finds in his long lines. A really special album, this. - Gramophone Magazine “Susanne Heinrich rises ably to the challenge of understanding this 18th-century Jekyll-and-Hyde figure, heightening to fine effect the music's light and shade, energy and indolence. Her readings are effortlessly poised and imbued with an almost vocal lyricism...” BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | DuoBaroque German Music For Lute And Viola Da Gamba
Luca Pianca (lute) & Vittorio Ghiemi (viola da gamba) “As a viol player, Ghielmi has it all: technique, taste
and imagination. His range of bow strokes,
command of ornamentation and control of dramatic
tension are deeply satisfying. His choice of
accompanist is truly inspired. Along with what can
only be described as cleverly contrived contreparties,
Luca Pianca brings to the music a rich and colourful
palette of instrumental effects,which he deploys
imaginatively and with discrimination."
The Gramophone | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | C. P. E. Bach - Viola da gamba Sonatas
Friederike Heumann (viola da gamba), Gaetano Nasillo (cello) & Dirk Börner (hammerflügel by Denzil Wraight, after Cristofori 1730) "… the results are breathtaking. Stylus Phantasticus reveals the genius that made Bach, Handel and Pachelbel revere Buxtehude…The imagination of the continuo treatment alone makes this disc worth the price. This recording fascinates throughout...." BBC Music Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | English Music of the 18th Century
London Baroque (on original instruments) ”Here are stylish and spirited performances - recommended" The Gramophone | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Souper Galant
Masuni Nagasawa (single-action harp) & Alfredo Bernardini (baroque oboe) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Foreign InsultEnglish Baroque Music by Immigrant Composers
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| |  | Suites in D
Marianne Muller (viola da gamba) | | Zigzag - ZZT040402 (CD) Normally: £12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT) Special: £9.74 (£8.29 ex. VAT) |
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| |  | Symphonies Concertantes
Consortium Classicum, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown Remastered from 1977 EMI LP recordings | CPO - 7770092 (CD - 3 discs) £15.99 (£13.61 ex. VAT) |
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| |  | Music for Lute and Viola da Gamba
Rolf LaFleur (lute), Bengt Ericson (viola da gamba) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Cantilena, Adrian Shepherd | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Gramophone Awards 2008
Gramophone Magazine
