Janitsch: Chamber Music
Die Freitagsakademie
This is excellent chamber music, just the sort that has enough complexity for performers both to enjoy and direct their focus. The performance by the Freitags Akademie is excellent, with all...
Janitsch: Chamber Music
Die Freitagsakademie
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This is excellent chamber music, just the sort that has enough complexity for performers both to enjoy and direct their focus. The performance by the Freitags Akademie is excellent, with all...
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The early music ensemble Die Freitagsakademie is particularly indebted to its namesake Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-1763), and so the Bernese musicians present five of the quartet sonatas here (two of which are first recordings!). In 1752 Johann Joachim Quantz described this genre as the "touchstone of a true contrapunctist", and Janitsch's contributions are indeed real gems in this supreme discipline. They masterfully combine the melodic elegance of the galant style popular around the middle of the 18th century with contrapuntal finesse and expressive harmony.
Contents and tracklist
Janitsch:
Sonata da camera in D Major for flute, oboe, violin and basso continuo, "Echo"
Work length13:19
- Die Freitagsakademie
Janitsch:
Sonata da camera in C Minor for flute, oboe, viola and basso continuo, Op. 1 No. 1
Work length9:53
- Die Freitagsakademie
Janitsch:
Sonata in G Major for flute, violin, viola and basso continuo, Op. 1 No. 2
Work length15:33
- Die Freitagsakademie
Janitsch:
Sonata da camera in E Minor for oboe d'amore, 2 violas and basso continuo
Work length10:15
- Die Freitagsakademie
Janitsch:
Quadro in G Minor for oboe, violin, viola and basso continuo, "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
Work length16:12
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Awards and reviews
Nov/Dec 2023
This is excellent chamber music, just the sort that has enough complexity for performers both to enjoy and direct their focus. The performance by the Freitags Akademie is excellent, with all of the instruments performing with a fine sense of ensemble. They are in tune, and the tempos reflect the intricacies of Janitsch’s often complex textures.
