Sara Ruiz plays on an anonymous viola da gamba dated around 1700. Her performance and interpretation are different from all the others which have been recorded so far: she chooses to emphasize the rotundness and the beauty of the tone, while her technical skills allow her to create a drama which is absent from most of competitors’ accounts. She conveys a great variety of tones, moods, tempos and colours. She does not hesitate to make use of a nice legato where a pleasant melody is encountered: she makes her instrument sing almost like a voice. With her, each Fantasia tells a story, every time a particular and thrilling one.
01. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 1 TWV 4026 I. Adagio-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
02. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 1 TWV 4026 II. Allegro
03. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 2 TWV 4027 I. Vivace
04. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 2 TWV 4027 II. Andante
05. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 2 TWV 4027 III. Vivace da Capo
06. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 2 TWV 4027 IV. Presto
07. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 3 TWV 4028 I. Largo
08. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 3 TWV 4028 II. Presto
09. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 3 TWV 4028 III. Vivace
10. Sara Ruiz – Fantasía 4 TWV 4029 I. Vivace
11. Sara Ruiz – Fantasía 4 TWV 4029 II. Grave
12. Sara Ruiz – Fantasía 4 TWV 4029 III. Allegro
13. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 5 TWV 4030 I. Allegro
14. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 5 TWV 4030 II. Largo
15. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 5 TWV 4030 III. Allegro
16. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 6 TWV 4030 I. Scherzando
17. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 6 TWV 4031 II. Dolce
18. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 6 TWV 4031 III. Spirituoso
19. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 7 TWV 4032 I. Andante
20. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 7 TWV 4032 II. Vivace
21. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 7 TWV 4032 III. Allegro
22. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 8 TWV 4033 I. Allegro
23. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 8 TWV 4033 II. Grave
24. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 8 TWV 4033 III. Vivace
25. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 9 TWV 4034 I. Presto
26. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 9 TWV 4034 II. Grave
27. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 9 TWV 4034 III. Allegro
28. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 10 TWV 4035 I. Dolce-Allegro-Dolce-Allegro
29. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 10 TWV 4035 II. Siciliana
30. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 10 TWV 4035 III. Scherzando
31. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 11 TWV 4036 I. Allegro
32. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 11 TWV 4036 II. Grave
33. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 11 TWV 4036 III. Allegro
34. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 12 TWV 4037 I. Andante
35. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 12 TWV 4037 II. Allegro
36. Sara Ruiz – Fantasia 12 TWV 4037 III. Vivace
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