Johann Sebastian Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonatas were likely not originally conceived for this instrumentation, with BWV 1027 existing in a version for two flutes and continuo.
Performer Biography
Elizabeth Hopkins, the pianist on this album, is known for her 'Concert Talks' where she provides introductory talks from the piano about the works she performs.
Compositional Technique
In Bach's Viola da Gamba Sonatas, the three voices (viola da gamba and harpsichord's two hands) are of equal importance, not a solo instrument with accompaniment.
Performer Biography
Martin Rummel, the cellist, was the last pupil of William Pleeth, who also taught the legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré.
Composer Biography
Max Reger, a prolific composer, produced 147 numbered opuses before his early death at age 43, with many opuses containing multiple works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger's work is characterized by a conflict between late Romantic emotionality and an attempt to break away from 19th-century musical language.
Composer Biography
Max Reger's marriage to a divorced Protestant, Elsa von Bagenski, led to his excommunication from the Catholic Church in 1901.
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