Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Cembalo Obbligato. Vittorio Ghielmi, Lorenzo Ghielmi. Ars Musici. $16.99. "Felix Austria": Works for Viola da Gamba Consort. Klaus Mertens, Simone Eckert.

Some valuable things are chucked out on the road of progress. Although they faded from general use in the Baroque, the once-popular viola da gamba and always-obscure viola d'amore make sounds that ...

Sarah Mead discovered her sound at a young age through a unique instrument — the viola da gamba. Familiarly known as the ‘viol’ with a similar appearance to a cello, this instrument has six strings, ...

When it comes to classical music, the season isn’t quite over. On May 18 at the Norton Museum, there will be an exploration of music from 18th-century France when Mik Groninger, a champion of the ...

Viola da gamba players are a special breed — a tiny subset in the already small world of early classical music. They rarely meet their own kind, but once a year they come together for a week in July ...

The 88th annual Bach Festival comes to a close this weekend with the chance for Central Florida music fans to experience two instruments rarely heard these days. The harpsichord had its heyday in ...

Who knew a metal classic could sound so good on an old Renaissance string instrument? Metallica are big classical music fans – they recorded their album S&M with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999, ...

Myrna Herzog was traveling from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Tel Aviv, Israel when she was allegedly forced to place her large 17th century viola da gamba in the hold for her Alitalia flight. Herzog, the ...

After a United Airlines flight during which his viola da gamba was badly damaged, the owner is calling on airlines to make their instrument policies more consistent. International early music ...

Bach: Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Cembalo Obbligato. Vittorio Ghielmi, Lorenzo Ghielmi. Ars Musici. $16.99. "Felix Austria": Works for Viola da Gamba Consort. Klaus Mertens, Simone Eckert.

Viola da gamba players are a special breed — a tiny subset in the already small world of early classical music. They rarely meet their own kind, but once a year they come together for a week in July ...