Trio Polyphonica
Trio Polyphonica was active from 1980 to 1990, with a repertoire spanning more than three centuries. This recording gathers chamber trios by Vivaldi, C.P.E. Bach, Haydn, J.S. Bach and Francesco Zappa.
Roger Heagney harpsichord
Jacqueline Johnson cello
Stephen McTaggart violin
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach composer
Franz Joseph Haydn composer
Johann Sebastian Bach composer
Francesco Zappa composer
Jacqueline Johnson arranger
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
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
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
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
Baroque violinist
Tracks
- Preludio (Andante) 2:19
- Capriccio 1:51
- Giga 2:22
- Gavotta :38
- Allegro 1:43
- Andante 3:12
- Allegro di molto 1:42
- Moderato molto 4:59
- Menuetto and Trio 2:57
- Presto 3:10
- Adagio 2:01
- Allegro 2:51
- Andante 5:23
- Allegro 4:39
- Andante 3:12
- Menuet and Trio 2:43
- Allegro molto 1:56
- Allegretto 4:20
- Adagio 3:34
- Rondo Grazioso 3:08
Sonata No. 9 Antonio Vivaldi
Three Short Sonatas Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Arr: Jacqueline Johnson
Trio No. 19, Hob. XV:1 Franz Joseph Haydn
Sonata No. 2, BWV 1028 Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata in A, Hob. XVI:12 Franz Joseph Haydn
Sonata a Tre Francesco Zappa
Performers
Composers
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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
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
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
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.
Where to listen
Trio Polyphonica is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Trio Polyphonica is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3430
- List price
- $20.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 58 minutes 40 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- St Margaret’s Anglican Church Hall, Eltham
- Release date
- 1 Mar 2018
- Musical work
copyright - © 1988 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1988 Move Records
- Category
- Baroque
- Genres
- Baroque, Classical Era
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574343021
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