Viola Music of the Bach Family
Three in One: The Unique Union of the Viola, the Bach Family and the Court of Frederick the Great
This recording featuring works by members of the Bach family and a never before heard one by Johann Joachim Quantz presents outstanding examples of baroque and pre-classical music which are largely unrecognized today.
Historically a widely held belief persists that little solo repertoire exists for the viola from the Baroque and pre-Classical periods persists despite much evidence to the contrary. True, when compared to certain higher pitched instruments like the violin, flute and oboe there is a lot less solo repertoire for the instrument because the period, after all, favored higher-pitched voices and instruments over the lower ranged ones. The chief aesthetic was almost always about the polarity between the basso continuo and the melodic line(s). Instruments commonly used in ensemble music, therefore, were featured comparativ...
This recording featuring works by members of the Bach family and a never before heard one by Johann Joachim Quantz presents outstanding examples of baroque and pre-classical music which are largely unrecognized today.
Historically a widely held belief persists that little solo repertoire exists for the viola from the Baroque and pre-Classical periods persists despite much evidence to the contrary. True, when compared to certain higher pitched instruments like the violin, flute and oboe there is a lot less solo repertoire for the instrument because the period, after all, favored higher-pitched voices and instruments over the lower ranged ones. The chief aesthetic was almost always about the polarity between the basso continuo and the melodic line(s). Instruments commonly used in ensemble music, therefore, were featured comparativ...
