Gaetano Simone

Gaetano Simone – Carl Friedrich Abel: The Drexel Manuscript (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:50 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Classical
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Carl Friedrich Abel was the son of Christian Ferdinand, a renowned gambist and friend of Johann Sebastian Bach. Carl Friedrich followed in his father’s footsteps and became a virtuoso on the viola da gamba, cello and other internationally renowned instruments. Settled in London, he created the Bach-Abel concert series with Johann Christian, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian. Many of his works are designed for the viola da gamba as an unaccompanied instrument, solo or chamber music. The collection recorded in this Da Vinci Classics album includes some 27 pieces from the “Drexel Manuscript”, probably conceived by Abel as a recording of his improvisations and as a memory aid for his concerts. The Rococo style of this music makes it particularly pleasant and corresponds perfectly to the aesthetics of the time, captured by Gainsborough in his paintings – some of which depict Abel himself.

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Gaetano Simone – J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWVV 1007-1012 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 02:27:00 minutes | 2,34 GB | Genre: Classical
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The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach most likely composed them during the period 1717–1723, when he served as Kapellmeister in Köthen. The title given on the cover of the Anna Magdalena Bach manuscript was Suites à Violoncello Solo senza Basso (Suites for cello solo without bass).

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