Caldara: Trio Sonatas Amandine Beyer & Leila Schayegh feat. Matthias Später

• Antonio Caldara (1670-1736): Sonata quarta in B flat major (op. 1,4)
• 1I. Grave02:29
• 2II. Allegro02:15
• 3III. Adagio02:41
• 4IV. Allegro01:25
• Sonata quarta in G minor (op. 2,4)
• 5I. Alemanda03:28
• 6II. Corrente01:48
• 7III. Gavota01:33
• 8IV. Giga00:52
• Sonata duodecima in D minor (op. 1,12)
• 9I. Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto - Adagio02:27
• 10II. Allegro assai03:16
• 11III. Adagio02:03
• 12IV. Allegro01:28
• Sonata undecima in E major (op. 2,11)
• 13I. Preludio03:14
• 14II. Alemanda01:39
• 15III. Sarabanda02:47
• 16IV. Giga01:31
• Sonata quinta in E minor (op. 1,5)
• 17I. Grave02:45
• 18II. Vivace01:44
• 19III. Adagio02:27
• 20IV. Vivace01:08
• Sonata ottava in F major (op. 2,8)
• 21I. Preludio01:35
• 22II. Alemanda01:54
• 23III. Corrente01:46
• 24IV. Tempo di sarabanda03:30
• Sonata sesta in C minor (op. 1,6)
• 25I. Grave02:44
• 26II. Presto02:08
• 27III. Adagio02:06
• 28IV. Allegro01:56
• Sonata seconda in B flat major (op. 2,2)
• 29I. Preludio. Largo01:54
• 30II. Allemanda. Allegro01:12
• 31III. Corrente. Allegro spiritoso02:13
• 32IV. Gavotta. Allegro00:54
• Chiacona in B flat major (op. 2,12)
• 33Chiaccona in B-Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 1204:46
• Total Runtime01:11:38

Info for Caldara: Trio Sonatas

Two former students of the Schola Cantorum in Basel, both now captivating audiences each with their individual violinistic artistry, Amandine Beyer and Leila Schayegh, join forces for a new SCB recording devoted to the trio sonata music of Antonio Caldara, and issued with Glossa.

Though he is known now (as for much of his life) primarily as a composer of oratorios and operas, the Venetian Caldara made his name penning early examples of the trio sonata form; his Opp. 1 and 2 sets were published in 1693 and 1699 respectively. Caldara’s Op. 1 Trio Sonatas are characterized by their contrasting use of fast and slow movements, those from the second set by their incorporation of dances. Yet Caldara’s melodic gift – which was to serve him so well in his musical posts in various Italian states, in Barcelona, and as vice-Kapellmeister at the Imperial Court in Vienna – is already evident in Beyer and Schayegh’s selection from his instrumental publications; the composer was also already noted as a virtuoso of the cello – and he also played the violin and keyboard, and the awareness of all these instruments is greatly evident in these trio sonatas.

The continuo team here is made up of Jonathan Pesek, cello, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, harpsichord and organ, and Matthias Spaeter, liuto attiorbato. Beyer and Schayegh both were taught at the SCB by Chiara Banchini and are continuing their connection with the school as teaching successors to Banchini.

Amandine Beyer, violin
Leila Schayegh, violin
Additional musicians:
Jonathan Pesek, violoncello
Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, harpsichord & organ
Matthias Spaeter, liuto attiorbato

Recorded in St. Gerold (Voralberg, Austria) on 5-7 May 2014
Engineered and produced by Markus Heiland
Executive producers: Thomas Drescher, Carlos Céster

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