#34 NACHTKONZERT: LUCILE BOULANGER

Performer:
Lucile Boulanger, Viola da Gamba

Program:
"SOLO BACH - ABEL"
Carl Friederich Abel * Solos in D minor: [Arpeggio] WK 205 / [Andante] WK 206 / [Moderato] WK 208
Johann Sebastian Bach ** Prelude for Lute BWV 999 / Bourée Anglaise for Flute BWV 1013
Carl Friederich Abel * Solos in D major: Allegro WK 186 / Vivace WK 190 / [Adagio] WK 187 / Tempo di Minuet WK 200 / Fuga WK 196
Johann Sebastian Bach ** Sonata in A minor: Grave for violin/harpsichord BWV 1003/964 / Fuga for lute/violin BWV 1000/1001 / Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten BWV 691 / Allegro for violin BWV 1003
Carl Friederich Abel * Solos in D minor: Adagio WK 209 / Allegro WK 207
Johann Sebastian Bach ** Suite in D major: Prelude for Harpsichord BWV 846/846a / Allemande for Cello BWV 1012 / Courante for Cello BWV 1009 / Sarabande for Cello BWV 1012 / Gavottes for Cello BWV 1012
Carl Friederich Abel * Allegro in A WK 212
*From the manuscript "Drexel 5871"
**Transcription by L. Boulanger

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723 - 1787) was an outstanding composer and is regarded today as the last great soloist on the viola da gamba. His father worked as a viola da gamba player in the Köthen court orchestra under J. S. Bach. With Bach's letter of recommendation, the young Abel joined the Dresden court orchestra and many years later in London he was a close friend of Bach's son Johann Christian Bach.
Abel is said to have deeply moved audiences there with his wonderful viola da gamba music.
The French gambist and multiple prizewinner Lucile Boulanger, who performs with ensembles such as Les Talens Lyriques (Christophe Rousset) and Pygmalion (Raphaël Pichon), pays homage to the Bach and Abel dynasties. Unlike for violoncello, violin, lute or flute, Bach did not write any solo works for viola da gamba. Therefore, in her debut album " SOLO BACH-ABEL ", Boulanger interprets her own transcriptions alongside original works by Abel with her warm and enchanting tone.