Largo by August Kühnel (lute and viola da gamba)

August Kühnel (3. August 1645 in Delmenhorst; † c 1700) was a German composer and virtuoso gambist. He was the son of a chamber-musician in Mecklenburg He studied a while in England. He worked in France, Darmstad, Dresden and Weimar. At the end he worked for the Landgraf Karl von Hessen-Kassel.

Trond Bengtson lute
Ersnt Stolz viola da gamba

Category:

Music

Tags:

• lute
• laute
• liuto
• luit
• violadagamba
• viol
• gambe
• viola
• gamba
• cello
• violin

[jasjjb]

What a lovely playing of this serene piece ! Many thanks !!

Fantastic how you "discover" these forgotten composers.

Has the question of which composer ( Kuhnel or Johan Michael ) been resolved. Not that it is very important but still nice to know .

[ernststolz]

'Thanks for listening again! The composer question would need lots of research....

[fredrikhildebrand]

This is not August Kühnel, but the later Johann Michael (probably the son or some other such relative). Just to clarify....

Nice playing, though! Always a striking combination of instruments, lute and viol together.

[ernststolz]

could be, I only have the facsimile page with the largo, without the composer's name. I should have to ask Trond for this...thanks

[Gealach74]

Really beautiful song! and the best combination here to interpretate it!

thanks

Vicente

[ernststolz]

Thanks Vicente, this piece is a discovery of Trond, it is nice no?

[louisNEED]

one question .August Kuhnel was protestant?he was of amsterdam,thanks beautiful piece.

[tuuraatnva]

Yes, this is Johann Michael, his nephew!

Real beautiful piece and delightful playing!

[Gealach74]

Yes indeed! a nice discovery!

[MehdiCaps]

Anyway, Baroque music is such a vast estate, there is always something to learn... Yesterday, I discovered an awesome composer who died too young, Nicolaus Brühns (his church cantatas are gorgeous). And today, August Kühnel, thanks to you and Trond... More tomorrow, I guess. ;)