J S BACH 巴赫 古大提琴奏鸣曲BWV1027-1029 HN 684

Johann Sebastian Bach

Three Gamba Sonatas BWV 1027-1029

Editor: Ernst-Günter Heinemann

Fingering: Klaus Schilde

Fing. va: Jürgen Weber

Urtext Edition, Edition for Viola and Harpsichord, paperbound

with marked and unmarked string part

Pages: 79 (IV, 56, 19), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm

Order no. HN 684 · ISMN 979-0-2018-0684-6

J. S. Bach’s three gamba sonatas belong among the core repertoire of this low string instrument. They hark back to other works of his that were originally for different performing forces. What they all share is a strict three-part texture (gamba and two-voice keyboard). Our viola arrangement reflects Bach’s own arranging practice. Only in a few passages does the original gamba part descend below the viola’s tonal range, and these can easily be resolved by moving the melody line to a higher octave.

Gamba Sonata, Edition for Viola and Harpsichord G major BWV 1027 

ABRSM: Grade 7 (recommended)

ABRSM: DipABRSM

Gamba Sonata, Edition for Viola and Harpsichord D major BWV 1028

Gamba Sonata, Edition for Viola and Harpsichord g minor BWV 1029 

ABRSM: DipABRSM

ABRSM: Grade 8 (recommended)