Gottfried Finger
(ca. 1655-1730)
Sünching Manuscript
Sonatas for two Violas da Gamba and Basso Continuo
Editor: Günter and Leonore von Zadow, publication date: 2019-05, bass added by Wolfgang Kostujak, source: D-SÜN Ms 12
Order information
| G335 | Finger, Sünching Manuscript, Sonatas for two Violas da Gamba and Basso Continuo, Sünching No 3, Vol. 1, Sonata 3, First Edition, 2VdG+Bc, full score and 3 parts, 32 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-335-3 | 17.00 € |
| G336 | Finger, Sünching Manuscript, Sonatas for two Violas da Gamba and Basso Continuo, Sünching No 6, Vol. 2, Sonata Augustiniana, First Edition, 2VdG+Bc, full score and 3 parts, 28 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-336-0 | 16.00 € |
| G337 | Finger, Sünching Manuscript, Sonatas for two Violas da Gamba and Basso Continuo, Sünching No 5, Vol. 3, Sonata 5, First Edition, 2VdG+Bc, full score and 3 parts, 32 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-337-7 | 17.00 € |
| G338 | Finger, Sünching Manuscript, Sonatas for two Violas da Gamba and Basso Continuo, Sünching No 24, Vol. 4, Suite in D major with Passagalia, First Edition, 2VdG+Bc, full score and 3 parts, 52 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-338-4 | 19.50 € |
| G339 | Finger, Sünching Manuscript, Sonatas for two Violas da Gamba and Basso Continuo, Sünching No 1, Vol. 5, Sonata Amoena, First Edition, 2VdG+Bc, full score and 3 parts, 32 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-339-1 | 17.00 € |
Description
These works by Gottfried Finger come from the Sünching manuscript, an autograph scribed between 1670 and 1682, which contains numerous sonatas and suites for two violas da gamba. A bass part has not been preserved, but it is probable that these works were played with bass. For this reason, our editions include a figured bass part composed by Wolfgang Kostujak. Finger’s viol music is largely informed by the stylus phantasticus, in which the individual sections mostly segue into one another. The music is very varied. Alongside majestic, chordal introductions, there are fugal sections, virtuoso viol solos, variations on catchy themes, magnificent chaconnes, and fast, at times wild conclusions. Every gambist should face the challenges of this original viola da gamba music. See also Intrada Violetta.
