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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. “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 **** “Heinrich brings… exactly the right blend of emotional involvement and earnest good taste, and find pleasing resonance and smoothness in her instrument… An unsuspected and atmospheric gem…” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 “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 “Until the release of this new recording the fascinating world of Abel’s gamba music has been pretty much a closed book … Abel inclined towards simplicity and elegance, and Heinrich is always at pains to bring out the singing quality of the melodic lines … from the outset Heinrich confidently
masters the multiple stopping and the wide range of the music … throughout, Heinrich succeeds triumphantly in crafting each piece individually— creating a special atmosphere for each work” International Record Review | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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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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Paolo Pandolfo (violas da gamba) “One of the most charismatic performers in Baroque music today, Pandolfo shows the full range of his sublime musicality in this tour of the solo viol repertoire, from the late Renaissance to its early Classical swansong. Prepare to be captivated by all of it.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2007 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba) A fascinating disc of music for viola da gamba performed by one of the instrument’s leading exponents, Wieland Kuijken Licensed from Denon Classics Super budget price | 
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Ralph Rousseau (viola da gamba) This CD provides a representative survey of the evolution of music for the bass viol from its beginning until its extinction at the times when the Viennese classic style emerged. The programme is framed and punctuated by works by two main figures of violplaying, Tobias Hume (c.1569-1645), whose First Part of Ayres was the first volume of music written expressly and exclusively for the bass viol ever published in print; and Marin Marais (1656-1728), gamba-player at the court of Louis XIV. Inserted in this framework are pieces by Johannes Schenck pupil of Marais’ and active in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf, by the pupil of Marais, Louis de Caix d’Hervelois, as well as works by Karl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787). Ralph Rousseau Meulenbroeks showed his prodigious talent at an early age playing the piano and (bass) guitar at the age of eight. He later combined double bass studies with a masters and Ph.D. in physics. He has played double bass in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, working with major conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Paolo Pandolfo (viola da gamba) The fame that he enjoyed in his lifetime clearly hasn't served Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787) well in the two centuries since his death, at least until Hyperion’s Gramophone Award in 2008. He was fêted all over Europe both for his supreme skills as a performer of the viola da gamba as well as for the quality of his compositions, and was responsible (along with JC Bach) for setting up arguably the first series of subscription concerts in the history of Western music, the "Bach-Abel- Concerts". Even the prodigy that was Mozart benefited from Abel's teachings (and was claimed as the composer of one Abel's own symphonies). All this was known by keen minds of the time such as Charles Burney, JF Reichardt and Goethe and fortunately also, in the 21st century, by Paolo Pandolfo, who delivers here a scintillating rendition of Abel's ever-inventive music which ranges across Preludes, Adagios and sundry other dance forms.Where to place this ‘late’ music for the viola da gamba? Not Baroque and definitely heading in the direction of the classicism of Mozart, Haydn and even Beethoven. Or as Paolo Pandolfo - who adds dabs of his own highly-advanced improvisatory skills here and there - says, "Simply put, it is Music!" “Muscular arpeggiata preludes cede to pizzicato dances of ineffable suavity, and a fugue of dazzling complexity. The sound is intoxicating, Pandolfo’s expressivity and technique beyond praise.” BBC Music Magazine “Both Pandolfo's expressivity and technique are beyond praise.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 ***** “In Pandolfo's hands, Abel's music is highly communicative - packed with ideas, oft-repeated and always varied. His strong sense of overall form… allows him to indulge in dynamic moments of silence, heightening the impression of monologue, and even dialogue. Technically wondrous, few could perform these delightful pieces with the skill, eloquence and sheer panache Pandolfo brings to them.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Simone Eckert (viola da gamba) Hamburger Ratsmusik According to historical tradition the last gamba player and composer was Carl Abel, a man firmly rooted in the Baroque tradition. But 30 years after his death Hammer was composing for the instrument in the elegant style of Viennese Classicism. Superb period instrument performances. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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London Baroque (on original instruments) “Here are stylish and spirited performances - recommended” Gramophone Magazine “A recital full of riches” Hi-Fi News | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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Abel: | Trio for Two Flutes and Continuo in G | Bach, J C: | Quartet for 2 Flutes, Viola and Cello in C major, Op. 19, No. 1 Quartet for flute, oboe, viola, & cello Op. 19, No. 2 | Bertie: | Capriccio No. 1 in C major, "A cure for the spleen" Much ado about nothing in A major | Haydn: | Trio in C major, Hob.IV:1 Trio in G major, Hob.IV:2 | Stamitz, C: | Trio in G major |
Barbara Kernig (cello), Marion Moonen (flute), Wilbert Hazelzet (flute), Bernadette Verhagen (viola) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Masuni Nagasawa (single-action harp) & Alfredo Bernardini (baroque oboe) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Gramophone Awards 2008
Gramophone Magazine
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010
