Photo Credit: Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players
Performance by
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Caitlyn Koester harpsichord |
Sooyun Kim flute Roni Gal-Ed oboe Christopher Whitacre bassoon |
Georg Philipp TELEMANN Trio Sonata in F Major TWV 42:F1
~ proof of his masterful polyphonic writing, with the 2 soloists engaged in equal, elegant, and highly expressive dialogue—for violin, bassoon, and basso continuo
Carl Philipp Emanuel BACH Trio Sonata in D minor Wq. 145
~ by the second son of Bach and godson of Telemann—for flute, oboe, and continuo
Giuseppe TARTINI Sonata in G minor “Didone abbandonata” Op. 1 No. 1
~ the mood of the Sonata, in echoing the theatrical title, alternates between the tempestuous anger of the spurned lover and her lamentation in preparing to die—for violin and continuo
Johann Gottlieb GOLDBERG Trio Sonata in C Major DürG 13
~ by the German prodigy whose name was made famous by Bach’s Goldberg Variations
George Frideric HANDEL Oboe Sonata in C minor Op. 1 No. 8
~ evocative of the Italian church sonatas of Arcangelo Corelli—for oboe and continuo
Benedetto MARCELLO Sonata in F Major Op. 1 No. 1 / SF. 748
~ a lyrical cello spins melodic charm as well as rhythmic propulsion, supported by the basso continuo’s counterpoint
Antonio VIVALDI Chamber Concerto in G minor RV 107
~ exemplary in its melodic richness, rhythm, and harmonic invention within a standardized format—for flute, violin, oboe, bassoon (an instrument that was once regarded as inelegant), and harpsichord
Although the title indicates a “Concerto,” the short work is chamber music written in his perfected concerto form, wherein the individual instruments move between roles, solo display, accompaniment, and the secondary melody.
