Suite 5 En Ut Mineur Pour Viole De Gambe & B.C. La Sylva - Music

Suite 5 En Ut Mineur Pour Viole De Gambe & B.C. La Sylva by Antoine Forqueray

Antoine Forqueray

Artist Biography For Antoine Forqueray

Antoine Forqueray C. 1671–1745 Was A French Composer And Virtuoso Of The Viola Da Gamba. Forqueray Born In Paris Was The First In A Line Of Composers Who Included His Brother Michel Forqueray 1681-1757 And His Sons Jean-Baptiste Forqueray 1699-1782 And Nicolas Gilles Forqueray 1703-1761 . Forqueray Was Named Musicien Ordinaire Of La Chambre Du Roy Of Louis XIV In 1689 And Played At Court. Until 1710 He Was Accompanied By His Wife On The Harpsichord In His Recitals. In 1730 He Retired To Mantes-La-Jolie Where He Died In 1745. His Son Published His Works For The Viola De Gamba In 1747 Two Years After His Death Together With A Version For Harpsichord. Marin Marais And Antoine Forqueray Were Considered By Their Contemporaries As The Two Greatest Virtuosos Of The Viola Da Gamba.