Three trio sonatas for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo by William Young have survived in the Durham Cathedral Library in Great Britain, two of which we are publishing in this edition. Young was a highly respected English composer and gambist who lived in Innsbruck from 1650. It is assumed that these sonatas date from Young's time in England. They differ from the Italian trio sonata type in the use of the viola da gamba as the second solo instrument, whose chordal playing bridges the gap between violin and bass and thus leads to a greater richness of sound.
Editor: Günter and Leonore von Zadow
