Sapere Aude
José Castel (1737-1807)
Trío No. 4 en sol menor
I. Allegretto Gratioso
II. Andante Largo
III. Rondeau
IV. Menuetto. Andantino
Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Trío No. 2 Op. 34 G.102 en Sol Mayor
I. Allegretto como assai
II. Minuetto – Trio
III. Adagio
IV. Rondeau. Allegro ma non presto
José Castel
Trío No. 3 en Mi bemol Mayor
I. Allegretto Gratioso
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro
Cayetano Brunetti (1744-1798)
Trío No. 6 L108 en Re Mayor
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegro non molto
Spanish society in the mid-18th century established Madrid as its cultural reference point. The city where Farinelli, Scarlatti, and later Brunetti and Boccherini had settled, showed connections to the new compositional currents in Europe at the time.
After the age of Enlightenment, some of the most interesting, sophisticated and elegant works in the field of new chamber music were composed. Without doubt, the string trio was one of the prevalent formations in the Spanish salons of the 18th century. The three composers present in this concert program were a good example of the music composed for two violins and cello during the reign of Carlos IV.
In addition to the music composed in Madrid by composers such as Boccherini or Brunetti, the new enlightened society was enjoying the new musical currents that travelled the continent through organizations such as the Economic Societies of Friends of the Country that emerged during the second half of the 18th century and whose purpose was to promote "mathematics, physics, history, literature, geography, theatre sessions and music concerts" (1748). A clear example are the trios by the Navarrese composer José Castel which are included in this programme.
This programme, performed in the round, brings together chamber music composed both for the court of a music lover king and for a civil society eager for science and culture, shows a Spain connected to the most innovative musical currents of the time.
Daniel Pinteño, violín
Fumiko Morie, violín
Ester Domingo, violonchelo