5 SONATAS by the last gambist, Franz Xaver Hammer (1741-1817).
Sonata No. 1 for viola da gamba & continuo in A Major
I. Adagio - 0:04
II. Allegro: Tempo giusto - 4:52
III. Menuetto - 11:06
IV. Rondo scherzando -
V. Auf die gamba: Arioso
VI. Hongarese
Sonata No. 2 for viola da gamba & continuo in D Major
I. Allegro spirituoso
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Tempo di menuetto
Sonata No. 3 for viola da gamba & continuo in D Major
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Menuetto
IV. Scherzando
Sonata No. 4 for viola da gamba & continuo in D Major
I. Moderato
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Rondeau
Sonata No. 5 for viola da gamba & continuo in A Major
I. Cantabile
II. Vivace
III. Tempo di menuetto
Simone Eckert (viola da gamba)
Dorothee Palm (violoncello)
Ulrich Wedemeier (theorbo)
Karl-Ernst Went (harpsichord / forte-piano)
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Picture: A musical party at Ludwigslust (1770s) by Georg David Matthieu (1737-78).