Janitsch: Rediscoveries from the Sara Levy Collection

Featuring

Gwyn Roberts
Emlyn Ngai
Karina Schmitz
Lisa Terry
Adam Pearl
Eve Friedman

Richard Stone
Daniela Giulia Pierson
Tempesta di Mare
Johann Gottlieb Janitsch

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Performer Biography

Tempesta di Mare, the ensemble on this recording, is the only American baroque music group to record for the prestigious British label Chandos.

Compositional Technique

Janitsch's Quadros, a type of four-part composition, feature three main parts that constantly imitate one another, allowing experienced musicians to showcase their skill in varying phrases.

Composition History

Four of the five pieces by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch on this CD owe their preservation to Carl Friedrich Zelter, the second director of the Berlin Sing-Akademie, who compiled a comprehensive music collection in the early 19th century.

Composition History

The Sonata in G minor, sometimes called 'Passionsquartett', was composed by Janitsch to commemorate the death of his daughter, a fact confirmed by a rediscovered source from the Sing-Akademie archive.

Composer Biography

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch served as a double-bass player in the Prussian court orchestra, re-established by Frederic the Great in 1740, until his death.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Janitsch established the 'Friday Academy' in 1738, a musical association where aristocracy, bourgeoisie, amateurs, and professional musicians gathered to play new compositions by court orchestra members.

Historical Context

The music collection of the Berlin Sing-Akademie, containing about 10,000 works, was considered lost after World War II until its rediscovery in Kiev in 1999 and return to Germany in 2001.