Bach, J S - Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 1 in G major, BWV1027

Suzuki’s phrases are stunningly articulated, teeming with nuance and character…Tamestit makes a luscious sound too. His playing is bold and elegant – everything you would expect from an international... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2019 More…

This isn’t one for the dyed-in-the-wool authenticist…fortunately, dessicated 'authenticity' has been supplanted by imaginatively experimenting performers supported by scholarly evidence…in the... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015 More…

The decision to showcase three different keyboard instruments is the album’s strength. The organ in the opening ‘introitus’, An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV653, is delectable. — Gramophone Magazine, January 2024 More…

Bach always wrote expressively for this eloquent member of the viol family, above all in the wonderful G minor Sonata whose outer movements adhere to the ritornello principles of a Vivaldian... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Angela Hewitt joins the equally period-sensitive Daniel Müller-Schott in performances which lead the field for performances on cello and piano. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007 More…

Altstaedt's rounded tone may stray from the plangent intensity of Bach's gamba, but he and Cohen savour the inventive spirit of these alluring trio sonatas 'a deux'. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Corti is, as ever, entirely charismatic. His playing brims with musical winks and flirtatious filigree. Smith, surprisingly, is at his finest here too: there’s a buoyancy and a liveness to this... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2021 More…