Laura Vaughan / James Tibbles BACH Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

One of the Southern hemisphere’s finest gamba players, Australian Laura Vaughan teams up with New Zealand’s leading Early Music specialist, James Tibbles, for this exquisite recording of JS Bach’s Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. As these sonatas have repeatedly been transcribed for other instruments (including by Bach himself), James Tibbles presents two of Bach’s keyboard transcriptions of his own solo violin works BWV 1003 and 1005, thus making this recording a concert programme rather than yet another encyclopaedic version of a Bach work cycle. Melbourne-based viola da gamba specialist Laura Vaughan is a dynamic and well-recognised member of the early music movement in Australia. Following her return from studies at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, she has established an active performing career encompassing a wide range of solo and chamber repertoire across Australasia. Passionate about the unique sound world of the viol, Laura is committed to bringing this exquisite repertoire to audiences around the world. She is also one of the few exponents of the rare lirone. (Arkiv Music)