Abel: Orchestral, Concertante & Chamber Works

Casonato, Marco, La Spagna baroque orchestra, Nordic Affect

70050

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787) was a German composer and virtuoso of the viola da gamba, remembered as one of the last great exponents of the instrument. Born in Köthen, he was the son of Christian Ferdinand Abel, a musician in the court orchestra once directed by J.S. Bach.

Abel’s early exposure to music within this distinguished environment shaped his refined style and command of counterpoint, while his career later flourished in London, where he became a prominent figure in the city’s cultural life.

Works:

•CD 1
• Abel: Concerto for Flute and Strings No. 5 in G Major
•Abel: Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 6
•Abel: Trio Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 3
•Abel: Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 6
•Abel: Concerto for Flute and Strings No. 2 in E Minor
•Abel: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 7CD 2
• Abel: Sonata No. 1 in C Major, WK 141
•Abel: Sonata No. 2 in A Major, WK 142
•Abel: Vivace in D Major, WK 190
•Abel: Piece in D Major, WK 193 – Minuet
•Abel: Sonata No. 3 in D Major, WK 143
•Abel: Sonata No. 4 in G Major, WK 144
•Abel: Piece in D Minor, WK 206 – [Minuet]
•Abel: Sonata No. 5 in A Major, WK 145
•Abel: Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, WK 146
•Abel: Untitled Piece (Pembroke Manuscript) [in diesen heilig’n Hallen]CD 3
•Abel: Symphony in C Major, Op. 10 No. 4, AbelWV E22
•Abel: Aria “Frena le belle lagrime” from Sifari, AbelWV A8
•Abel: Concerto flauto traverso concertato in E Minor, AbelWV F14 (Viola Part Reconstructed by Wolfgang Kostujak)
•Abel: Concerto violo de gambo in A Major, AbelWV A9:1A (Reconstructed by Wolfgang Kostujak)
•Abel: Concerto a cembalo obligato in D Major, AbelWV F7
•Abel: Concerto a viola da gamba concertata in G Major, AbelWV A9:2 (Edited by Thomas Fritzsch and Günter von Zadow After AbelWV F17 and F24)

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