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Janitsch: Trio Sonatas / Berlin Friday Academy
Brilliant Classics

Janitsch: Trio Sonatas / Berlin Friday Academy

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Composer
JANITSCH, JOHANN GOTTLIEB
Artist
Berlin Friday Academy
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
BRI95977
UPC
5028421959771

About

New recordings of elegantly crafted chamber music by one of the leading musical lights of Berlin during the mid-18th century. A contemporary biographical sketch of Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708–ca 1763) presented him as ‘cheerful and unpretentious’, which captures these five trio sonatas in a nutshell. Without emulating the contrapuntal sophistication of Bach’s works in the same medium, or the extrovert cosmopolitan spirit of Handel’s chamber music for his English patrons, Janitsch’s music offers pleasures of its own. Recognizably drawing on the trio sonata tradition handed down by Corelli and north-Italian contemporaries, the five pieces recorded here reveal subtle distinctions in sound, scoring, and individual musical ideas that would have been appreciated by members of the ‘academy’ which met every Friday at Janitsch’s home in the Prussian town of Rheinsburg during the late 1730s, and thereafter in Berlin, where the composer moved in service to Frederick the Great in 1740. Janitsch played the double bass, cello and keyboard instruments, and his practical experience lends the basso continuo parts of these trio sonatas a discreet individuality, while the two upper lines are shared between oboe, flute, violin and viola. Very much within the character of Frederick’s court, the expressive key signature of the sonatas is a lively seriousness distinct from the carefree gaiety of, say, Telemann’s Tafelmusik collection. Janitsch’s music is some of the most creative work from the 18th century, with rich melodies and harmonies that reflect the unbridled optimism of the Enlightenment. These works are not only a great joy to play, but are superb to listen to and engage with.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 I. Larghetto e cantabile 03:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Larghetto e cantabile
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  2. 2 II. Allegro mà moderato 05:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro mà moderato
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  3. 3 III. Allegro assai 04:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  4. 4 I. Larghetto e cantabile 04:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Larghetto e cantabile
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  5. 5 II. Allegretto 06:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  6. 6 III. Vivace 05:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  7. 7 I. Adagio 03:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  8. 8 II. Allegro 04:53
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  9. 9 III. Vivace 05:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  10. 10 I. Andante 02:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  11. 11 II. Allegro 06:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:42
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  12. 12 III. Allegro assai 04:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  13. 13 I. Adagio 02:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  14. 14 II. Allegro 06:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy
  15. 15 III. Vivace 05:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
    Ensemble
    Berlin Friday Academy