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Encounter of Viola da gamba and Square Piano in Kobe, Japan
Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of C.F. Abel's Birth
2023/07/23(su.) 17:00 Starting
Kobe Seiai Church, Japan Christian Church （Hyogo）
Official https://tiget.net/events/226892
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-87) was the last shimmering musician in the history of the viola da gamba, and 2023 marks the 300th anniversary of his birth.
Abel and Johann Christian Bach (1735-82), the youngest son of J.S. Bach, were close friends. Bach-Abel Concerts, the first series of public subscription concerts in England, ran for 17 years from 1765.
At the time, the square piano (box-shaped fortepiano), created by German maker J. Zumpe, who moved to London at about the same time as the Abels, was exploding in popularity. The square piano would have been a big hit at the concerts of Abel and J.C. Bach.
The combination of viola-da-gamba and square piano is a very rare combination, and only during this period in history did the two instruments overlap. Please enjoy the sound of these two instruments woven together by Masako Hirao and Shigehiko Kawaguchi.
This concert will be held in Tokyo on Friday, July 21.
Program
Abel.
Sonata for viola da gamba and bass continuo in G major, A2:72, A minor, A2:57A (Maltzan Collection)
Sonata for viola da gamba and bass continuo in A major, A2:53 (Ledenburg Collection)
Pieces for viola da gamba solo, A1:26, A1:8, A1:9, A1:19 (Drexel Manuscript)
J.C.Bach
Piano Sonata with Viola da gamba obbligato in F major, Warb B 6b, F major, Warb B 15b (Kulukundis Collection)
J. C. Bach Piano Sonata in C minor op.5-6
Admission and ticket purchase
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Admission fee
All seats unreserved
General 4,000 yen (4,500 yen at the door)
Students 2,500 yen
Children under school age are not allowed to enter. -
How to buy
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