Basso continuo is the backbone of Baroque music. Which instruments are part of the bass group of a baroque ensemble? And what choices and challenges do the members of the basso continuo group face? In this short documentary, musicians from the Netherlands Bach Society explain what is involved in playing in a basso continuo group and they illustrate this with examples.

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Robert Franenberg, violone
Leo van Doeselaar, organ
Siebe Henstra, harpsichord
Lucia Swarts, cello
Benny Aghassi, bassoon
Fred Jacobs, theorbo
Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba