Double Bass Bach Sonata No.2 in C major

[nfblackburn13]

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]

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]

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

 

[kamakiriad7]

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]

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