Ibrahim Aziz and Masumi Yamamoto - Handel: Works for Viola da gamba & Harpsichord (2020)
FLAC tracks +booklet | 01:17:25 | 415 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: First Hand Records
The new album by Ibrahim Aziz (viola da gamba) and Masumi Yamamoto (harpsichord) features works by Handel including the premire recording of the Kassel Sonata No. 5. This is the first time a whole album of Handel featuring viola da gamba has been published.George Frideric Handel is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the baroque era, known especially for his operas, oratorios, concertos and keyboard works. His chamber works include a fine selection of solo and trio sonatas with basso continuo, written for a variety of instruments such as the violin, recorder and transverse flute. In Handel's lifetime, the viola da gamba (or viol, as it is also known), was highly regarded in some parts of Europe and Handel featured the instrument in numerous works.