Wow, why we don't use the Viola da Gamba more offten in modern art music is shame. Have a string instrument that can do chords is amazing.

No, the cello IS the bass instrument of the violin family. The double bass belongs to the viol family, which is why the bass is shaped differently at the top of its body than the violin, viola and cello. The bass' body is shaped more like the viola da gamba.

I THINK I FOUND THE INSTRUMENT TO MY SOUL: THE VIOLA DA GAMBA

I knew the viola da gamba had frets, but never realized they're movable; in very much the same way as a Sitar from India. This is truly a beautiful sounding instrument and I'm so glad there are folks like yourself that keep such important (and cool) pieces of musical history alive! Greetings from Cape Cod Massachusetts

People complaining about the strings being out of tune either haven't performed under hot lights or played gut strings much. Out-of-tuneness happens, even if you've just tuned up. Clearly the subject can play and knows his history, so perhaps it's more constructive to offer positive feedback, or just forego commenting if you have nothing to add?

why is the cello and viola da gamba out of tune?

I honestly feel the Violes were the absolute pinnacle of stringed bowed instruments. The cellos and more modern violins cannot touch the pure emotion of the gamba or pardessus de viole. Pig gut > metal wound strings wins the heart any day!!!

Very nice video , but the cello is out of tune

My Cello is a 5 String Cello which has a High E String, & 5 String Cellos are becoming way more popular these days as a way to play Solo Violin pieces an Octave down.

Organs are notoriously unreliable as far as indicators of tuning. If you look at organs throughout the USA you will find a huge range of pitches. Our knowledge of 415 tuning comes from the blueprints of instruments - mostly winds - that when recreated the way the specs suggest, come out at 415. It is not a myth and while there may be differences of opinion in HIP interpretations, I would not say there are a "huge amount of errors." Everybody is working with imperfect documentation.

whoa when he played the viola da gamba my eyes started to water... totally awesome

I L O V E the fact, that you can play more than one chords together at the Viola da Gamba! This sound is what I was searching for and i am so glad for I found it!!!

I have been working at a bass repair shop for over 18 years and one of the most beautiful instruments we ever had coming in was a Double bass with Cello shape, yes, with the shoulders and all.

I think that's the first time I ever heard a Cello sound "happy". To me they always have a melancholy/sad sound to them.

Came here when I was cross with Glenn Gould for recording Bach sonatas on a thick-sounding modern piano! I noticed on the same Sony CD that Leonard Rose, was playing a gruff four string cello instead of the sweet viola da gamba indicated by the label. Now away in search of something authentic! Thankyou Baroque Band for insight.

There is something about the Cello that tugs at my heart, I could listen to an artist for hours.

That last tune was pretty

I love that African player, Yo Yo Magamba.

I love his face when he plays the G on the viola De Gamba, 2:39.

Nice presentation, but please note that many paintings show that endpins were often used way before 1850. The 'violoncello' was even played on the shoulders quite often. As Leopold Mozart sais in his treaty 'Versuch einer gründlichen Violinschule' (1756, the year in which his famous son was born): 'today the cello is more often being played between the legs' (!). And last but not least: many cellists in baroque Italy and even France played the gamba bow hold, as again is being proven by many paintings.