Bach, J S - Viola da Gamba Sonatas Nos. 1-3, BWV1027-1029

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…

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…

there is a close match between cello and a harpsichord of cutting transients which fits the businesslike virtuosity of much of the playing. Choice of tempi cannot be faulted and rhythm is exact — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 More…