Bach Sonata No.2 in C major

nfblackburn13 · #1 03-09-2010, 09:10 PM

Hey, I found this sheet music in the depths of my private teacher's music cabinet and though it would be a nice baroque sonata to play for auditions. That being said I or my teacher don't know what instrument the sonatas were originally for and if there any available recordings of any instrument? Any info would be useful.

neilG · #2 03-10-2010, 10:51 AM

You probably have the 2nd sonata for viola da gamba. It's actually in D and you have a bass version meant for solo tuning.
There's plenty of recordings by cellists, gambists and even bassists. Some on Youtube.

nfblackburn13 · #3 03-10-2010, 05:42 PM

oh i didn't see solo tuning haha
stupid mistake on my part
thanks!

kamakiriad7 · #4 03-16-2010, 04:57 PM

I'm learning this piece right now for my 3rd year jury at school. It's freakin' beautiful. If you want to hear a great recording to give you an idea of how it sounds, send me a PM and I'll email you the tracks.

Chris

MDEbass · #5 03-17-2010, 07:27 PM

There's a great recording on iTunes of Bach's viola da gamba sonatas with Bruno Procopio and Emmanuelle Guigues.