On 22:28 Uhr John Howell wrote:
Chances are fairly good that he wrote the sonatas for his friend, Abel, at Köthen, and it's probably more likely than not that it was Abel who acquainted Sebastian with the new developments at the French court, including the adoption of the 7-string bass, and may even have been invited to Leipzig to play the first performances of the St. Matthew Passion.
That probably not, as the original version of the Matthew Passion did not include a Gamba. One Aria was for lute and the other for cello.
That's not to say he (Abel) may not have been there to play in the later performances, I wouldn't know.
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