Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-1763) Sonate da camera volume III Chamber music for oboes and strings volume III Notturna Christopher Palameta, oboe & oboe d'amore, Artistic Director ACD2 2626 • Almost unknown until a few years ago, Berlin composer Johann Gottlieb Janitsch has became more familiar since Notturna began recording a series of his Sonata da quadro on the ATMA Classique label.   Janitsch was very active as a composer and contraviolonist at the court of Prussia since 1736, and left over 40 quadro sonatas which display the composer's complete mastery of counterpoint. • One of the most appealing characteristics of the quadros is their heterogeneous instrumentation.   Janitsch boldly and expertly explores combinations of timbre by grouping unexpected instruments together to form exciting palettes of tone colour. • Notturna's “spirited and sensitive playing” (Early Music America) draws on the transparency and expressiveness of early wind instruments to paint fresh pictures of an unexplored historical repertoire.   In collaboration with ATMA Classique as well as with the Scottish publishing house Prima la musica!, the ensemble has cultivated a unique rapport with Johann Gottlieb Janitsch's music. Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-1763) Sonate da camera Vol. III Sonata da camera en sol majeur, op. 4, n° 1 | in G major     [12:24] POUR DEUX TRAVERSI*, HAUTBOIS ET BASSE | FOR TW0 TRAVERSI*, OBOE AND CONTINUO   1 :: Adagio     [2:37]   2 :: Allegretto     [5-36]   5 :: Vivace     [4.11] Sonata da camera en si bémol majeur, op. 5, n° 1 | in Bb major +     [11:56] POUR HAUTBOIS, VIOLON, ALTO ET BASSE | FOR OBOE, V10LIN, VIOLA AND CONTINUO   4 :: Largo     [2:06]   5 :: Allegro     [6:09]   6 :: Vivace assai     [3.41] Sonata da camera en do mineur, op. 1, n° 5 | in C minor     [7:54] POUR HAUTBOIS, VIOLON, ALTO ET BASS | FOR OBOE, V10LIN, VIOLA AND CONTINUO   7 :: Poco Largo     [2:46]   8 :: Fuga alla breve     [2:25]   9 :: Allegro     [2:43] Sonata da camera en do majeur, op. 1 n° 5 | in C major     [13:23] POUR HAUTBOIS, ALTO, VIOLONCELLE OBLIGE ET BASSE** | FOR OBOE, VIOLA, OBBLIGATO CELLO AND CONTINUO** 10 :: Larghetto alla Siciliana     [2:44] 11 :: Allegro     [5.07] 12 :: Vivace     [5:32] Sonata da camera en ré majeur «Echo», op. 5, n° 1 | in D major (1757)     [17:04] POUR TRAVERSO, HAUTBOIS, VIOLE DE GAMBE ET BASSE | FOR TRAVERSO, OBOE, VIOLA DA GAMBA AND CONTINUO 15 :: Adagio e mesto     [4:02] 14 :: Allegro moderato     [7:37] 15 :: Allegretto     [5:25] + PREMIER ENREGISTREMENT MONDIAL | WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING NOTTURNA Christopher Palameta HAUTBOIS ET DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE | OBOE AND ARTISTIC DIRECTION Mika Putterman TRANSVERSE FLUTE | TRAVERSO Anne Thivierge TRANSVERSE FLUTE | TRAVERSO * Hélène Plouffe VIOLON | VIOLIN Margaret Little ALTO ET VIOLE DE GAMBE | VIOLA DA BRACCIO & VIOLA DA GAMBA Karen Kaderavek VIOLONCELLE | CELLO Amanda Keesmaat VIOLONCELLE | CELLO CONTINUO ** Dorothéa Ventura CLAVECIN | HARPSICHORD ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879