1028a J. S. Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 2 in D major BWV 1028 All of Bach

00:07 1. Adagio 02:06 2. Allegro 06:21 3. Andante 11:11 4. Allegro Mieneke van der Velden, Viola da Gamba Benjamin Alard, Harpsichord YEAR 173739 STAD Leipzig From the very first notes, it is clear that Bach wrote this piece for a toplevel gambist, as the musical and technical demands are way above average. The harpsichordist, too, must have been a very experienced musician, although we do not have to search long for him, as it is highly likely that Bach performed this part himself. It probably dates from his Leipzig period, especially as the harpsichord takes on both the upper part and the accompaniment, which is the sort of innovation that Bach was trying out in Leipzig. There, he premiered a great deal of instrumental music between 1729 and 1739, at the Café Zimmerman with his collegium musicum, preferably with fellow musicians, pupils and family. But the question is who could have played the virtuoso gamba part. The leading candidate was long thought to be Christian