John Dornenburg is a performer, teacher, and recording artist currently residing in Cotswold region of the United Kingdom

  • His reputation is outstanding, and he has made over 30 CDs, in some of which he is a chamber musician and in others a conductor. He plays this fine music with imagination and beauty, making us curious to follow up his many other Centaur CDs, containing works by Marin Marais, William Lawes, etc.” (Telemann Fantasias)

    American Record Guide

  • John Dornenburg proves absolutely worthy of company with Savall, with his consistently articulate and elegant performances, enlivened by a tone quality and expressive range that’s as close to the human voice as a viol can achieve…a highly skilled, musically mature player…Dornenburg does all the right things here, letting his instrument sing and speak with a certain tasteful flair that both respects and indulges the viol’s full range.

    Classics Today

  • In a unique way, Dornenburg enjoys the vocal possibilities of his instrument to the fullest. He tells a story with his gamba. Powerful passages with warm tone color dialogue with immaculately played double stops, and sensitive, almost tender sounds in the higher registers.

    Crescendo Magazine, www.crescendo.de

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Georg Philipp Telemann:
Fantasias For Viola Da Gamba Solo

The recent recovery of the previously lost Telemann Fantasias for a solo viola da gamba fills a significant gap in Telemann’s extant works ...