The six Trio Sonatas for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) “are written in such galant style that they still sound very good, and never grow old, but on the contrary will outlive all revolutions of fashion in music.” Attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, this quote from A Comparison in 1788 of his father’s and Handel’s music continues to resonate with us today. Arrangements of these splendid works abound, and provide an opportunity to extract these jewels for the purpose of performing more of Bach’s music with chamber ensemble forces. The genre of the trio sonata was one of the most popular in the baroque era, yet Bach and even
Handel yielded very few works of this type during their careers. Although the terminology Sonata a tre, Sonate en trio or Sonata of 3 Parts would suggest a total of three voices, the title in fact refers to the number of parts in the composition.
Waanzinnig! Aantekelijk spel en dat met dit nogal sombere repertoire.
CCS 27012 - Trio Sonatas Bwv 525-530 (arr. Multiple Instr.) - Florilegium - HVT-
1Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 525(Allegro moderato)02:38
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2Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 525Adagio07:24
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3Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 525Allegro03:28
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4Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 530Vivace03:22
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5Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 530Lento07:08
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6Trio Sonata in G Major, BWV 530Allegro03:04
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7Trio Sonata in D Major, BWV 529Allegro04:25
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8Trio Sonata in D Major, BWV 529Largo05:20
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9Trio Sonata in D Major, BWV 529Allegro con brio03:19
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10Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 528Adagio - Vivace02:31
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11Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 528Andante04:34
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12Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 528Poco Allegro02:43
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13Trio Sonata in G Minor, BWV 527Andante05:41
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14Trio Sonata in G Minor, BWV 527Adagio e dolce06:20
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15Trio Sonata in G Minor, BWV 527Vivace04:06
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16Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 526Vivace03:12
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17Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 526Largo03:11
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18Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 526Allegro03:22