Tutti Bassi

In collaboration with Asheville Baroque, the program explores the range and capabilities of Baroque bass instruments—viola da gamba, cello, violone, and bassoon—featuring each in solo works and various ensemble combinations.

Gail Ann Schroeder, viola da gamba
Stephanie Vial, cello
Peter Ferretti, violone
David Wells, bassoon
Dan Swenberg, theorbo & guitar

Works include:
Girolomo Frescobaldi’s Canzon à due Bassi
Theodor Schwartzkopff‘s Sonata à 3 in g minor for gamba and bassoon
Carl Friedrich Abel‘s Duo on G major for gamba and cello
Benedetto Marcello‘s sonata in C minor for two gambas or two cellos
Michel Corrette‘s Concert ‘Le Phènix’
as well as solo works by J.S. Bach, Giovanni Battista Vitali, Jean-Daniel Braun, and Abel