St Andrew’s lunchtime concerts
Imogen Granwal (viola da gamba) and Martin Ryman (harpsichord)
Music by Carl Friedrich Abel and Johan Sebastian Bach
St Andrew’s on The Terrace
Wednesday 7 November, 12:15 pm
The musicians had asked that this recital be not reviewed.
We are happy to comply with this request but because Middle C sees itself as both a vehicle for reviewing music, and an archival record of public classical music performance in Greater Wellington, this is simply an opportunity to record what was played. As well as to comment on the good sized audience and the great pleasure this particular audience member found in the performances.
It began with two works by Carl Friedrich Abel for viola da gamba: the Prelude in D minor, WKO 205 (for viola da gamba alone) and the Sonata in G, one of the six sonatas for viola da gamba and continuo written during his prolonged stay in England.
Harpsichordist Martin Ryman played the sixth of Bach’s French Suites, in E major, BWV 817, and the duo then played J S Bach’s Sonata in D major for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1028.