Viola da Gamba

Viola da Gamba

A look into one of humanity’s most expressive instruments.

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02.04
07.03
09.01
14.23
18.28
22.03
27.49
33.02
36.27
41.35
45.45
48.17
52.26
TITLE
Invocation
Nu Sango
Symmetri
Lullaby
Oblivion
Cinema Paradiso
Alfonsina y El Mar
Answer Me, My Love
Answer Me, My Love
Chaconne
Adagio
Flee as a Bird
Kathy's Song
Here's to Life
ARTIST
Richard Bona
Richard Bona
Emil Friis
Simone Kermes
Gidon Kremer
Pat Metheny/Charlie Hayden
Rita Payés/Elisabeth Roma
Keith Jarrett
Joni Mitchell
John Dornenburg
John Dornenburg
The Secret Sisters
The Secret Sisters
Shirley Horn
ALBUM
Reverence
Tiki
Symmetri
Blood Wedding
Homage à Piazzola & Peterburschsky
Beyond The Missouri Sky
Imagina
Live in Berlin
Both Sides Now
Solo Viola de Gamba
Solo Viola de Gamba
You Don't Own Me Anymore
You Don't Own Me Anymore
Here's to Life
LABEL
Sony
Universal
BMG
Danica
Nonesuch
Universal
Rita Payés
ECM
Reprise
Centaur
Centaur
New West
New West
Gitanes

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