Description
Joseph Haydn – Complete Piano Trios Vol. 3 (Trio 1790) CD
UPC: 761203946822
MPN: cpo 999 468-2
Brand Name: cpo
Overview
This third volume of Joseph Haydn’s complete piano trios, performed by Trio 1790, offers an authentic journey into the composer’s chamber music. Featuring works from the Hoboken catalogue XV:5 & 18–20, the recording brings together elegant melodic invention, structural clarity, and the wit characteristic of Haydn’s style. The ensemble performs on period instruments, lending freshness and historical accuracy to these masterpieces of the Classical era.
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD
- Total Time: 62:48
- Recording Dates: March 1998 (tracks 1–9), November 1998
- Recording Venue: Sendesaal des DeutschlandRadio Köln
- Sound Quality: DDD (Digital Recording)
- Release Year: 2001
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Performers:
- Susanne von Bausznern – Violin
- Philipp Bosbach – Violoncello
- Harald Hoeren – Fortepiano
Interesting Facts
- Haydn’s piano trios were written over four decades, bridging his early period with the Viennese Classical style that influenced Mozart and Beethoven.
- Trio 1790 is a renowned ensemble specializing in historically informed performances of 18th-century repertoire.
- The fortepiano used in this recording reflects the sound world Haydn himself knew, bringing out the balance between strings and keyboard.
- These trios highlight Haydn’s chamber music at its most inventive, from the playful G major Hob. XV:5 to the expressive G minor Hob. XV:19.
Track Listing
- Trio in A major Hob. XV:18 – 17:05
- Trio in B flat major Hob. XV:20 – 14:49
- Trio in G minor Hob. XV:19 – 14:59
- Trio in G major Hob. XV:5 – 15:50
Total Time: 62:48
Publishers
- Label: cpo
- Co-production: cpo / DeutschlandRadio Köln
- Recording Supervisor: François Eckert
- Recording Engineer: Karlheinz Stevens
- Editing: Anne Decoville
- Executive Producers: Burkhard Schmilgun, Wolf Werth
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