Janitsch: Trio Sonatas

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708ca 1763) was one of the leading musical lights of Berlin during the mideighteenthcentury. The Prussian capital city was then growing rapidly in population and wealth, well on its way to becoming one of Europes great cultural centres. Janitsch, then as now, was known primarily for his chamber music, whose style, a special Berlin version of the late Baroque (or early preClassical), is often described as galant or empfindsam meaning sensitive or expressive. Janitsch established an academy, a musical club that met regularly for rehearsals and occasional concerts. Janitschs Friday Academynamed for the day of the week on which it met involved amateur as well as professional musicians, performing sonatas and concertos as well as Italian arias and cantatas. After Frederick succeeded his father as king in 1740, Janitsch and his Friday Academy moved with him to the court to Berlin. The Berlin Friday Academy (named after Janitsch ) is a Berlinbased ensemble made