Carl Friedrich Abel was known in 18th-century London as the greatest gamba player of his day. Having been taught in Leipzig by JS Bach, Abel later worked closely with 'the London Bach', Johann Christian, and his own music shares a quality of liminal fantasy with that of his friend, poised as they were (in retrospect) on the threshold of the Baroque and Classical eras.Having moved to London for good in 1759, Abel soon attracted the admiration of the greatest English portraitist of the day, Thomas Gainsborough. The artist painted the composer, and played the gamba himself. It may well be that Abel wrote this collection of quasi-improvised solo works towards the end of his life with Gainsborough in mind. At any rate, the 'Drexel' nomenclature arose only once the manuscript of the pieces found it's way into the hands of the philanthropist Joseph William Drexel in 1877. As Alejandro Marias remarks in his booklet essay for this remarkable new recording, the manuscript asks more questions than it supplies answers. 'Why did he compile them, for whom, why in that order, did he ever play any of these scores, or was it an attempt to capture what inspiration had led him to improvise the night before?'For Marias, the collection is nonetheless 'one of the most important works in viola da gamba literature. It represents the last great viola da gamba player's most intimate moments, where he found the formal and stylistic freedom to express his deepest emotions, using his virtuosity to put it at the service of the music and not to make a mere technical display, however difficult some of these pieces may be. Recording it is one of the greatest challenges a viola da gamba player can face.'This album of the Drexel Manuscript makes a fine sequel to the previous collection of Abel's music led by Marias on Brilliant Classics, 'Between Two Worlds' (97437), which attracted great critical enthusiasm: 'The gamba playing by Alejandro Marias is superb, with a clear tone and sonorous depth... There is surely more to come, and I for one will look forward to further releases.' (Fanfare)
Tracklist:
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Allegro for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Minuet for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Adagio for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Vivace for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Andante for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Fuga for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Minuet for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Allegro for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Minuet for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D minor
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D minor
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Allegro for Viola da Gamba solo in D minor
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Piece for Viola da Gamba solo in D minor
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Adagio for Viola da Gamba solo in D minor
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Menuet for Viola da Gamba solo in D
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Allegretto for Viola da Gamba solo in A
Pieces (29) for viola da Gamba (Trexel Manuscript)~Allegro for Viola da Gamba solo in A
UPC: 5028421977164 Label: Brilliant Classics Release Date: 11.28.25 Format: CD
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