Metal and Gut: Two "Violas of Love"

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Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church | Alexandria, VA

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The Viola d’Amore was an instrument unique in timbre and resonance that evoked special emotions in operas and cantatas of the finest Baroque composers. With no uniform tuning or construction, surviving examples use anywhere from four to seven strings, with as many as 21 “sympathetic strings.” Two distinct versions of the instrument existed, one with bowed strings of gut, and another using metal wire—the type originally heard in J.S. Bach’s compositions.
Daniel McCarthy, viola d’amore
David Ross, baroque flute
Marc Bellassai, harpsichord
Margot Rood, soprano
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 228 S Pitt St,Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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