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Pieces/Johann Sebastian Bach/Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No. 3 in G minor

Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No. 3 in G minorc. 1736–1741BWV 1029

by Johann Sebastian Bach

celloharpsichordbaroquesonata~15 min
The darkest and most ambitious of the three gamba sonatas, cast in three movements rather than the usual four and closer in scale to a concerto. The opening Vivace is built on a driving figure passed between the instruments; the Adagio is a plaintive siciliana; the closing Allegro is a rigorous double fugue. The cellist and keyboardist are true equals throughout, and the writing rewards chamber-music-level rehearsal rather than soloist framing.

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Movements

I. Vivace

G minor · 4/4

II. Adagio

B-flat major · 3/2

III. Allegro

G minor · 4/4

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