Prelude (Suite à deux violes en re mineur, Ier livre, 1686) – Angels and Devils
Composer: Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Marin Marais’s pieces for viola da gamba were usually gathered into series called suites, which opened with a solemn, improvisatory prelude followed by a short, fast, imitative fugue.
Credits
ACCADEMIA DEL PIACERE
Fahmi Alqhai, bass viola da gamba & direction
Rami Alqhai, bass viola da gamba
Johanna Rose, bass viola da gamba
Francisco Javier Núñez, harpsichord
