Carl Friedrich Abel

Carl Friedrich Abel was a German composer and gambist of the pre-Classical era. He was born in Köthen in 1723 and died in London in 1787. Abel was renowned for his skill as a player of the viola da gamba and composed significant works for the instrument. He served as the director of music at the Dresden court and later became a chamber musician to Queen Charlotte in England. Abel's notable achievements include founding a subscription concert series in London with Johann Christian Bach and organizing England's first subscription concerts, known as the Bach-Abel concerts. His works range from symphonies and sonatas to quartets and concerti.

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  Bach and Abel: a collaboration that lived in two generations of composers

  The prominent German composer and multi-instrumentalist Carl Friedrich Abel was born into an extraordinary musical... 1 comment