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6 works · 58:40

Sonata No. 9Antonio Vivaldi 4 movements7:10
1. 1 Preludio (Andante) 2:19
2. 2 Capriccio 1:51
3. 3 Giga 2:22
4. 4 Gavotta :38
Three Short SonatasCarl Philipp Emanuel Bach 3 movements6:37
1. 5 Allegro 1:43
2. 6 Andante 3:12
3. 7 Allegro di molto 1:42
Trio No. 19, Hob. XV:1Franz Joseph Haydn 3 movements11:06
1. 8 Moderato molto 4:59
2. 9 Menuetto and Trio 2:57
3. 10 Presto 3:10
Sonata No. 2, BWV 1028Johann Sebastian Bach 4 movements14:54
1. 11 Adagio 2:01
2. 12 Allegro 2:51
3. 13 Andante 5:23
4. 14 Allegro 4:39
Sonata in A, Hob. XVI:12Franz Joseph Haydn 3 movements7:51
1. 15 Andante 3:12
2. 16 Menuet and Trio 2:43
3. 17 Allegro molto 1:56
Sonata a TreFrancesco Zappa 3 movements11:02
1. 18 Allegretto 4:20
2. 19 Adagio 3:34
3. 20 Rondo Grazioso 3:08

The Trio toured China in 1987, teaching and performing at the conservatoriums in Beijing, Tianjin, Xi’an and Hong Kong.

Recorded in March 1988 at St Margaret’s Anglican Church Hall, Eltham, the programme moves from Vivaldi’s Italian Baroque sonata through C.P.E. Bach’s short sonatas, arranged for strings by Jacqueline Johnson, and Haydn’s early harpsichord writing, to J.S. Bach’s D major gamba sonata and Francesco Zappa’s cantilena-style trio sonata.

Artists

Trio Polyphonica

ensemble

Trio Polyphonica was active between 1980 and 1990 and performed a wide repertoire of music spanning more than 300 years. The Trio toured China in 1987, teaching and performing at the Conservatoriums in Beijing, Tianjin, Xian and Hong Kong.

Roger Heagney

harpsichord

Roger Heagney has gained an international reputation as a pianist, harpsichordist, conductor and composer, giving recitals in Germany, France, England, Brunei and China, and appearing at festivals and on radio and television in Australia.

Jacqueline Johnson

cello

Jacqueline Johnson is a much sought-after Baroque continuo player and an accomplished cellist in the standard repertoire, with credits across some of Australia’s finest orchestras and chamber groups.

Stephen McTaggart

violin

Baroque violinist

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

composer

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) was a German composer and keyboard musician of the late Baroque and early Classical eras. A principal voice of the empfindsamer Stil, he helped found the expressive Classical style.

Johann Sebastian Bach

composer

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist of the late Baroque. His sacred and secular music for choir, orchestra, organ and solo instruments remains among the foundations of the Western concert and church repertory.

Franz Joseph Haydn

composer

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, central to the making of the symphony, the string quartet and the piano trio. A vast body of chamber, orchestral and sacred music from his long career shaped the language of his age.

Antonio Vivaldi

composer

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian Baroque composer, priest and virtuoso violinist. He is best known for his instrumental concertos, above all the violin cycle The Four Seasons.