ANTONIO CALDARA (c.1670-1736)
Trio Sonatas

?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)

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About this CD

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.