Johanna Rose & Javier Nunez

3 Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba Johanna Rose & Javier Nunez

Composed during his time at the court of Frederick the Great in Berlin, these sonatas provided the court gambaist with ample opportunities to display both virtuosity and sensitivity. The viola da gamba was going out of fashion when the forward - looking CPE Bach composed these works, however they represent some of the finest and most expressive music in the instruments repertoire. Johanna Rose is a German Viola da Gamba player living in Seville, Spain. She is a member of the group Accademia del Piacere and has played with numerous ensembles like La Venexiana, La Grande Chapelle, La Orchesta Barroca de Sevilla, Música Prima, More Hispano etc...performing in major concert venues all over Europe, South America, EU and Japan. Javier Núñez, a native of Seville studied with Davitt Moroney and is professor of

keyboard at the Conservatory in Majorca.