Four Obbligato trio Sonatas

This collection of Four Obbligato Sonatas includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord (BWV 1028 in D Major and BWV 1029 in G Minor), his Flute Sonata in B Minor BWV 1030, and Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach’s Sonata in G Minor H 542.5. Johann Sebastian Bach re-versioned his Viola da Gamba Sonata in G Major BWV 1027 as a Trio Sonata in G Major BWV 1039 for two flutes and continuo by converting the solo gamba line and the right-hand keyboard lines to flute parts, and by adding figures to the bass line (the right-hand keyboard line was left for the performer to fill in.) The trios in this collection were similarly adapted with one exception: the elaborate right-hand writing in the Largo i dolce movement of Bach’s B Minor Flute Sonata has been almost entirely re-written the movement.

You can purchase one, two, three, or all four of the Trios.

Listen to the Obbligato Trio Sonata in D Major. Tim Lane, flute, Steven Majala, oboe, and Trent Jacobs, bassoon. Recorded by Steve Kaul at Wildsound Studio in Minneapolis, MN.