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From Silence

A Young Virtuoso Reviving The Timeless Voice Of The Viola Da Gamba.

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Label Alpha Classics

Artists Miguel Bonal

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Born in Zaragoza in 1999, Miguel Bonal began studying the viola da gamba at the age of seven. He continued his higher education at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, where he obtained the highest distinctions. For his first solo recital, released as part of the Alpha Classics "Baroque Stories" series dedicated to new talent, he presents From Silence, a program of reference works written for the viola da gamba as well as transcriptions. We move from the magnificent soldierly music of Tobias Hume to the refinement of Marin Marais and Abel, from the virtuosity of Schenck to the stylistic synthesis of Telemann. Miguel Bonal also allows us to hear all the mystery of Bach's Suite for Cello No. 2 in D minor played on the viola da gamba, before venturing into 19th-century music with Gabriel Fauré's famous Après un rêve and Francisco Tárrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra, further evidence of the timelessness of the viola da gamba.
Miguel Bonal, Viola da Gamba Jeremy Nastasi, Archlute (Track 21)  

Tracklist

Total time: 01:44

1. The First Part of Ayres: No. 1, Captain Humes Pavin
04:18
2. Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:1: I. Andante
03:04
3. Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:1: II. Vivace
01:42
4. Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:1: III. Recitativo
01:29
5. Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:1: IV. Arioso. Andante
01:40
6. Sonata in D Major, TWV 40:1: V. Vivace
02:31
7. Pièces de viole, Livre II, Suite No. 3 in D Major: Les Voix humaines
05:35
8. Scherzi musicali, Op. 6: Sonata in D Minor: I. Preludium
01:36
9. Scherzi musicali, Op. 6: Sonata in D Minor: II. Ouverture. Adagio
02:58
10. Scherzi musicali, Op. 6: Sonata in D Minor: III. Tempo di Gavotte. Vivace
03:02
11. The Drexel Manuscript: Arpeggiata
03:18
12. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal): I. Prélude
03:30
13. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal): II. Allemande
03:00
14. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal): III. Courante
02:07
15. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal): IV. Sarabande
04:06
16. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal): V. Menuets I &
02:27
17. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal): VI. Gigue
02:35
18. Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Arr. for Viola da Gamba by Miguel Bonal)
04:01
19. The Drexel Manuscript: Adagio in D Major
01:49
20. The First Part of Ayres: No. 20, Captain Humes Pavin
02:49
21. 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. for Viola da Gamba and Archute by Miguel Bonal and Jeremy
03:07

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Additional Information

Label
Alpha Classics
SKU
ALPHA1165
Qualities
DSD 512, DSD 256, DSD 128, WAV 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo
Artists
Miguel Bonal
Composers
Abel, Bach, Faure, Hume, Marais, Tarrega, Telemann
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
PCM 96k
Recording Location
Capilla de la Esperanza, Barcelona (Spain)
Recording Engineer
Josep Aymí
Editing
Josep Aymí
Release Date
March 06, 2026
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From Silence

From Silence

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