Lorenzo Bocchi (Erste Hälfte des 18.
Jh.)
Two Sonatas and Variations on an Irish tune
for viola da gamba and basso continuo
Editor: Günter and Leonore von Zadow, publication date: 2012-05, introduction: Peter Holman, continuo realisation: Angela Koppenwallner, source: print Dublin ca. 1724
Order information
G219 | Bocchi, Two Sonatas and Variations, for viola da gamba and basso continuo, VdG+Bc, score with introduction, 3 parts, second score with realization, 40 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-219-6 | 16.80 € |
Description
Lorenzo Bocchi was an Italian cellist and gambist who worked in Scotland and Ireland in the first half of the 18th century and who was a highly regarded musician in these countries. His two gamba sonatas in this edition have been published around 1724 in Dublin. In addition our edition contains Bocchi’s arrangement of an Irish tune for viola da gamba or violoncello and bass with four variations. Ad libitum a “chorus” can be added of one or several violins playing a kind of refrain, which amplifies the special charm of this piece. The introduction is by Peter Holman, who is an excellent expert on the viola da gamba music in Great Britain.