In the mid-18th century, Frederick the Great spent his summers at Sanssouci Palace, located on the outskirts of Berlin. It was in these halls, with large glass windows overlooking the gardens, that the Musical Offering, a set of pieces given to him by Johann Sebastian Bach, was heard for the first time. The flute part of the Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale, which is an integral part, is said to have been played by the monarch himself. Less certain is the authorship of the Trio Sonata BWV 1038. It is possible that it was an exercise by one of his students based on a continuous bass line on which the master had previously composed a sonata for violin. This programme also features Georg Philipp Telemann, with a trio sonata composed for the nobility of Frankfurt, where he worked between 1712 and 1721, and the Cello Sonata he published in 1729 in the periodical ‘The Faithful Music Master’. In both cases, slow and expressive movements alternate with energetic dances.

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G. P. Telemann Trio Sonata, TWV 42:g1
J. S. Bach Trio Sonata, BWV 1038
G. P. Telemann Sonata for Cello and Harpsichord, TWV 41:d6
J. S. Bach Sonata sopr’il Soggetto Reale, Trio Sonata from Musical Offering, BWV 1079

Janete Santos flute
Ana Pereira violin
Catarina Gonçalves cello
Sérgio Silva harpsichord