Since you are interested in The Manchester Gamba Book (c.1660), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CORELLI / VIVALDI / REBEL / MOZART
The Art of the Violin Andrew Manze (violin) with Richard Egarr (harpsichord), Jaap ter Linden (viola da Gamba) & English Concert [ Harmonia Mundi / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "You can't beat Andrew Manze when it comes to fiery, inspired violin playing." The Independent |
Telemann
Paris Quartets 1-12 Barthold Kuijken (Flute) Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord) Sigiswald Kuijken (Violin) Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba) [ Sony / 3 CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760)"Played with such mastery by the extraordinary talented Kuijken brothers and harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt, one of the pioneering figures in the early music movement." (HS 1001 Classical) |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas: Book 1 - Nos. 1-4 Adrian Butterfield (baroque violin) / Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba) / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] With his four books of Sonatas, Jean-Marie Leclair established himself as the founder of the French School of violin playing, whose elegance he enlivened with the lyricism of the Italian baroque master, Corelli. |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas: Book 1 - Nos. 5-8 Adrian Butterfield (baroque violin) / Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba) / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Adrian Butterfield, Alison McGillivray and Laurence Cummings bring a wealth of expertise to their elegant interpretations of Leclair's First Book of Violin Sonatas ... |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas: Book 1 - Nos. 9-12 Adrian Butterfield (baroque violin) / Alison McGillivray (viola da gamba) / Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Dec/2009 ] "The performances of the other three sonatas on the first of the new CDs are of the same high quality. I played the whole disc without any criticisms but with great enjoyment" Brian Wilson (MusicWebInternational) review of the first two volumes in... |
HOW THE WORLD WAGS
How the world wags: Social Music for the 17th Century Englishman The City Waites (with Pethick Edwards, reader) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'Rollicking good fun' (The Cornish Guardian) |
TELEMANN
Overture (Suite) in A minor / Recorder Concerto in F Dan Laurin (recorder) Mark Caudle (viola da gamba) / Arte dei Suonatori [ BIS Baroque / CD - released 30/Jun/2004 ] 10 de Répertoire; "Recomendado", CD Compact |
C.P.E. BACH
Viola da gamba Sonatas Dmitry Kouzov (cello) Peter Laul (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Mar/2008 ] The second surviving son of Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel wrote prolifically for the harpsichord and the clavichord, and was regarded as the leading keyboard-player of his day. His three sonatas for viola da gamba and keyboard, written... |
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Vocal Music, Vol 1 Emma Kirkby (soprano) / John Holloway (violin) / Manfredo Kraemer (violin) / Jaap ter Linden (viola da gamba) / Lars Ulrik Mortensen (organ) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] "Delightful and moving, theatrical and spiritual too, some of Buxtehude's vocal works get very persuasive performances by Kirkby, Holloway and co. on this reissue" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
ABEL / CABEZON / ORTIZ / TELEMANN
eVIOLution Fernando Marin (viola da gamba, lyra-viol, vihuela de arco) [ Quartz Music / CD - released 10/Jul/2010 ] This recording serves as homage to the memory of the glorious period, in which some of these instruments existed. The exquisitely selected ingredients for this menu are sheep gut strings, Venice catline gut roped bass strings according to Praetorius,... |
PURCELL / LEONARD COHEN / NICK DRAKE
If Grief Could Wait Giovanna Pessi (baroque harp) / Susanna Wallumrød (voice) / Jane Achtman (viola da gamba) / Marco Ambrosini (nyckelharpa) [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] Unique, intimate album initiated by Swiss baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi and featuring the pure, non-classical voice of Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumrød. Best known for her work in pop and indie-rock contexts (including the duo Susanna and the... |