Abel and the solo viol. Ibrahim Aziz, viola da gamba.

A concert exploring the solo viola da gamba in and around the time of Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787). iPhone film from Walpole Old Chapel, Halesworth, Suffolk on Sunday 16th June 2024. Ibrahim Aziz, viola da gamba With thanks to Walpole Old Chapel, and Catherine Clark for filming. Programme: 0:00 - Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 - 1787) - Sonata for unaccompanied viola da gamba in G major, WKO 155: Adagio - Allegro - Minuet 7:19 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) - In diesen heil’gen hallen, from The Magic Flute (from the Countess of Pembroke’s Music Book) 10:30 - Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) - Sonata in D major ‘senza cembalo’, from Der Getreuer Musicmeister: Andante - Allegro - Recitatif & Arioso - Vivace 22:20 - George Friedrich Handel (1685 -1759), arr. Aziz - Lascia ch’io pianga, from Rinaldo. 26:46 - Mr de Sainte Colombe le fils (fl. c. 1700 - 1720) - Passage du Styx; Desespoir, from Tombeau pour Monsieur de Sainte Colombe le père. 32:36 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1759), arr. Aziz - Sarabande & Gigue from Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009. 40:15 - Abel - 3 movements in D minor from 27 unaccompanied pieces for the viola da gamba. 52:50 - encore: Abel, Adagio in D major.