Henry Eccles - Sonata in G minor for Double Bass and Piano

Henry Eccles - Sonata in G minor for Double Bass and Piano
Henry (Henri) Eccles (1670-1742) was an English composer.
He was the son of composer Solomon Eccles and the brother of composer John Eccles.
As a violinist, Henry Eccles became part of the entourage of the Duke d'Aumont, French ambassador to Britain, with whom he returned to France around 1713. In 1720 he published, in Paris, Twelve Solos for the Violin dedicated to the Chevalier Joseph Gage - an English gentleman much involved in Parisian financial speculation at the time.
Infamously, this book of sonatas contains borrowings from Giuseppe Valentini's op. 8, which were used to assemble sonatas 1, 4, 8, and 9 (with single movements by Valentini incorporated into sonatas 3 and 10). The most well known sonata from this volume, number 11 in G minor, appears to have been largely the work of Eccles himself, though he excerpted the second movement (the Corrente) from Francesco Bonporti's Opus 10. In 1723, Eccles produced a further volume of Sonatas for Violin and Figured Bass with an additional two sonatas for flute.
I.Largo - 0:00
II.Corrente.Allegro con spirito - 2:59
III.Adagio - 4:50
IV.Vivace - 7:06
Double Bass: Mark Morton
Piano: Dianne Frazer Cross
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[@thinkofmusic37]

The performance is really impressive. The harmonious duet of double bass and piano expresses the deep melody of this song well. In particular, the deep tone of the double bass and the delicate melody of the piano perfectly harmonize with each other, giving off a unique charm. The technique and expression of emotions of the performers seem to bring the song to life. I am so happy to feel the beauty of classical music. Please continue to play such great classical music!

[@GregHarradineComposer]

A wonderful piece, thanks for sharing!

[@ramelkhateeb5745]

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[@russdunnett5997]

just wondering, the second section of the first movement (from 1:46) has a repeat but I don't hear it being repeated. is this just a musical choice or an error?

[@koniiri3254]

I think it's musical choice. In this sonata (and in many other pieces) perfomers free with using repeats