Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027, Sonata No.2 in D
major, BWV 1028, and Sonata No.3 in G minor, BWV 1029,
respectively, are three sonatas that Johann Sebastian
Bach wrote for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
There is no certainty as to when Bach wrote his three
viola da gamba sonatas. Various musicologists suggest
that they were composed as early as 1720, during Bach's
Köthen period, at the court of Prince Leopold, where
the Court Capelle included the well-known gamba player
Christian ...(+)
Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027, Sonata No.2 in D
major, BWV 1028, and Sonata No.3 in G minor, BWV 1029,
respectively, are three sonatas that Johann Sebastian
Bach wrote for viola da gamba and harpsichord.
There is no certainty as to when Bach wrote his three
viola da gamba sonatas. Various musicologists suggest
that they were composed as early as 1720, during Bach's
Köthen period, at the court of Prince Leopold, where
the Court Capelle included the well-known gamba player
Christian Ferdinand Abel. Other evidence suggests that
the sonatas were composed in Leipzig around 1740, where
Bach was cantor at the St. Thomas Church, as well as
director of the Collegium Musicum from 1723
onwards.
The Sonata in G Minor (BWV 1029) consists of three
movements: Vivace, Adagio & Allegro. Baroque scholar
Ulrich Siegele has suggested that Bach's last viola da
gamba sonata began as a full concerto, possibly for two
traverso flutes. The historian Philipp Spitta has
called it "of the greatest beauty and most striking
originality." The sonata begins with a theme by the
viola da gamba, which is soon joined by the
harpsichord. This is driven forward with lively
figuration. The middle movement, in B flat major,
allows the parts to intertwine even more, ending with
the allegro, which begins with repeated notes in the
gamba part soon to be taken up by the lower harpsichord
part.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_da_Gamba_Sonatas_(
Bach)).
Although originally written for viola da gamba and
harpsichord, I created this arrangement for String trio
(Violin, Viola & Cello).
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