Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo Op. 1Joseph GibbsAlbumGenre: ClassicalDescription: With only one other version available this is a welcome addition. Joseph Gibbs is one of the 18th century's best-keptsecrets; his music is characterful and individual fusing the best of Italianate virtuosity with English and quirky Gibbs-ian humour. Despite the obvious brilliance of his compositions the 8 Solos for Violin and Basso Continuo Op. 1 of c. 1746 are one of only two published sets of music and there are scant references to Gibbs in the years after his death. However the re-emergence of his portrait (painted by Thomas Gainsborough) in the early years of the 20th century sparked a curiosity and interest in Gibbs's music which has been described as amongst 'the finest English violin sonatas of the century'.
