Thomas Fritzsch, Michael Schönheit, Merseburger Hofmusik - Gamba Concertos (The Viola da Gamba in the Spotlight) (2017)

Tracklist

01. Concerto in D Minor: I. Allegro moderato (Ledenburg Collection)
02. Concerto in D Minor: II. Largo (Ledenburg Collection)
03. Concerto in D Minor: III. Vivace (Ledenburg Collection)
04. Sonata in G Minor: I. Allegro (Maltzan Collection)
05. Sonata in G Minor: II. Adagio (Maltzan Collection)
06. Sonata in G Minor: III. Tempo di Minuet (Maltzan Collection)
07. Concerto in A Major: I. Allegro moderato (Ledenburg Collection)
08. Concerto in A Major: II. Adagio (Ledenburg Collection)
09. Concerto in A Major: III. Allegro (Ledenburg Collection)
10. Concerto in A Major: I. Vivace (Ledenburg Collection)
11. Concerto in A Major: II. Adagio (Ledenburg Collection)
12. Concerto in A Major: III. Un poco Vivace (Ledenburg Collection)
13. Sonata in C Major: I. Allegro
14. Sonata in C Major: II. andante
15. Sonata in C Major: III. Menuet
16. Concerto in F Major: I. Vivace (Ledenburg Collection)
17. Concerto in F Major: II. allegro (Ledenburg Collection)
18. Concerto in F Major: III. Largo (Ledenburg Collection)
19. Concerto in F Major: IV. Menuet (Ledenburg Collection)
20. Concerto in F Major: V. Harlaquin (Ledenburg Collection)
21. Sonata in C Major: II. Allegro (Maltzan Collection)
22. Sonata in C Major: III. Tempo di Minuetto (Maltzan Collection)



The viola da gamba is generally regarded as a chamber music instrument, which rarely seeks the accompaniment of an orchestra, but apparently this was more common than one assumes nowadays. The discovery of four hitherto unknown gamba concerts in the music library of the Eleonore von Munster (1734-1794) at Ledenburg Castle is a special stroke of luck, for one of the four works is by Carl Friedrich Abel, whose concerts have so far been considered lost. On this latest Coviello Classics record Thomas Fritzsch and the Merseburger Hofmusik play gamba concerts of Abel, J.C. Bach, Raetzel and others.

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