Kuijken and Swarts on the violoncello da spalla | Netherlands Bach Society

“The violoncello da spalla used to be played by violinists. The instrument requires a completely different bowing technique than a cello for example.“ Sigiswald Kuijken and Lucia Swarts talk about the role of the violoncello da spalla in Bach’s music. Swarts learned to play this instrument especially for the performances of cantatas BWV 22 and 23 with the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach. Recorded for the project All of Bach on April 23rd 2016 at the Walloon Church, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the complete performance of cantata BWV 22 ’Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe’ go to For the complete performance of cantata BWV 23 ’Du wahrer Gott un Davids Sohn’ go to All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of B