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ANTONIO CALDARA (1670c.-1736)
Trio sonatas from op. 1 & op. 2
Sonata quarta in B flat major (op. 1/4)
1 Grave
2 Allegro
3 Adagio
4 Allegro
Sonata quarta in G minor (op. 2/4)
5 Allemanda. Largo
6 Corrente. Allegro
7 Giga. Allegro
8 Gavotta. Allegro
Sonata duodecima in D minor (op. 1/12)
9 Adagio - Presto - Adagio
10 Allegro assai
11 Adagio
12 Allegro
Sonata undecima in E major (op. 2/11)
13 Preludio. Adagio
14 Allemanda. Allegro
15 Sarabanda. Largo
16 Giga. Allegro
Sonata quinta in E minor (op. 1/5)
17 Grave
18 Vivace
19 Adagio
20 Vivace
Sonata ottava in F major (op. 2/8)
21 Preludio. Presto
22 Allemanda. Allegro
23 Corrente. Allegro
24 Tempo di sarabanda. Largo
Sonata sesta in C minor (op. 1/6)
25 Grave
26 Presto
27 Adagio
28 Allegro
Sonata seconda in B flat major (op. 2/2)
29 Preludio. Largo
30 Allemanda. Allegro
31 Corrente. Allegro spiritoso
32 Gavotta. Allegro
33 Chiacona in B flat major (op. 2/12)
About this CD
Amandine Beyer and Leila Schayegh, both captivating audiences each with their individual violinistic artistry, join forces for a new SCB recording devoted to the trio sonatas of Antonio Caldara (1670 ca.-1736).
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.