for viola da gamba and basso continuo, Amsterdam 1688, edited by Leonore and Günter von Zadow with an introduction by Bettina Hoffmann. The collection consists 15 sonatas, some of which are actually suites of dance movements, but others consist of a series of different sections such as Preludium, Ciaccone, Aria, Canzona, Fuga etc.

In this, Schenck’s happy hand as a composer comes into its own, his harmonious persuasiveness, structural clarity and delicate melodies, which – if such a compariso...