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Carl Friedrich Abel
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Carl Friedrich Abel (1723–1787) was a German composer. He was a fine player on the viola da gamba, and composed important music for that instrument. Abel was born on 22nd December 1723 in Cöthen, the son of Christian Ferdinand Abel, the principal viola da gamba and cello player in the court orchestra of Johann Sebastian Bach. On Bach's recommendation, in 1748 he was able to join Johann Adolph Hasse's court orchestra at Dresden where he remained for ten years. In 1759 he went to England, and became chamber-musician to Queen Charlotte. He gave a concert of his own compositions in London, performing on various instruments, one of which, the pentachord, was newly invented. In 1762, Johann Christian Bach, the eleventh son of Johann Sebastian Bach, joined him in London, and the friendship between him and Abel led, in 1764 or 1765, to the establishment of the famous Bach-Abel concerts, England's first subscription concerts ever. In those concerts, many famous guest artists appeared, and the works of Haydn received their first English performance. For ten years the concerts were organised by Mrs Teresa Cornelys, a retired Venetian opera singer who owned a concert hall at Carlisle house Soho Square, then the height of fashionable events. In 1775 the concerts became independent of her, to be continued by Abel unsuccessfully until a year after Bach's death in 1782. After the failure of his concert undertakings Abel still remained in great request as a player on various instruments n
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Viola da gamba Suite in D minor: I. Arpeggiata
6,8642Sonata for violoncello and basso continuo in G Major, WKO 147: III. Rondeau
4,3633Viola da gamba Suite in D major: I. Prelude
3,7904Viola da gamba Suite in D minor: V. Allegro
3,2455Prelude
2,2196Arpeggiata (Prelude)
2,0967Arpeggio in D Minor, AbelWV A1:26
1,6718Adagio and Allegro in D minor
1,562927 Pieces for Viola da Gamba, WKO 186-212: Prelude, WKO 205
1,28210Piece in D Minor, WK 205. Arpeggio - No. 20 from "27 Pieces for Bass Viol - The Drexel Manuscript 5871"
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Abel, C.F.: Viola Da Gamba Suites
A Sentimental Journey
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Berlin Cello Sonatas by Abel, Bach, Benda & Graun
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Abel: Arpeggio in D Minor, AbelWV A1:A26
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Piece in D Minor, WK 205. Arpeggio (No. 20 from "27 Pieces for Bass Viol - The Drexel Manuscript 5871")
Abel: 6 Keyboard Sonatas, Op. 2
Abel: The Drexel Manuscript
Viola Da Gamba Recital: Pandolfo, Paolo - Ortiz, D. / Corkine, W. / Hume, T. / Sumarte, R. / Machy, S. / Marais, M. / Bach, J.S.
Suite in D Minor: I. Arpeggiata (Arr. for Guitar by Michael Lewin)
Abel: 6 Symphonies, Op. 7
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Abel: Symphonies, Opp. 1 & 4
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C.F. Abel: [Prélude] in D Major