It is a 7- or 6-stringed instrument with sympathetic strings which are not played directly but vibrate in sympathy with the notes played. It belong to the violas da braccio family – played under the chin in the same manner as the violin. Its was chielfly used in the baroque period. Ladies and gentlemen, the hero of the concert of Baroque Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków is viola d’amore!
Christoph Graupner (1683–1760) Suite in F major for flute, viola d’amore, chalumeau and orchestra GWV 450
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) Concerto in E major for flute, viola d’amore, oboe and orchestra TWV 53.E1
Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729) Concerto grosso in F major S 234
Christoph Graupner (1683–1760) Suita for viola d’amore, bassoon and orchestra GWV 451
Baroque Orchestra of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków
Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch – lead
