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Haydn's piano trios aren't terribly often played in comparison with his instrumental works in other genres, and the general line on them has been that they are simple Hausmusik with violin and cello lines that may be omitted if desired. The Gaspard Trio, which has embarked on a complete cycle of Haydn's trios (this is the second installment), strenuously disputes this idea, and the group's playing seems designed to bring out the independence of the stringed instruments where it occurs. Perhaps the best way to look at the question is that Haydn is the true creator of the keyboard trio, and his output in the genre offers a fascinating look into his mind as he realized its possibilities. Rather than plow through the trios chronologically, the Gaspard Trio, playing modern instruments, chooses to make each volume in the series an independent release, containing music from various phases of Haydn's career, and here the group lands on three works from the mid-1790s. In these works, which Beethoven certainly would have known, the trio is indeed made up of three equal instruments, and the Piano Trio in E flat major, Hob. 15/29, is one of those Haydn works that seem to look forward to Romanticism. The Gaspard Trio gives it a warm, relaxed performance that's quite appealing, and in general, the group's Haydn is sympathetic and alert to little turns of humor or unexpected formal detail, although they apply improvised, non-notated ornaments that will be to the taste of some listeners but not others. Despite the Gaspard's belief in the importance of these works, the group does not try to put them on the plane of Haydn's quartets, which is all to the good; there is a lightness in the performances that is just right. The early Piano Trio in G major, Hob. 15/41, only occasionally assigns primary material to the violin; by the middle-period Piano Trio in B flat major, Hob. 15/8, Haydn was experimenting all over the place with the emancipation of the violin and cello. Another intriguing feature of the Gaspard Trio's series is that each volume has (and apparently will have) a newly commissioned work that comments on Haydn in some way; the one here, by the cellist-composer, Leonid Gorokhov, is intriguing. There is plenty here to make listeners look forward to what is going to be a substantial series; Haydn composed 45 piano trios.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Piano Trio No. 35 in C Major, Hob. XV: 21, Op. 71 No. 1 (Joseph Haydn)
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
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Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
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Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Franz Joseph Haydn, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
For Gaspard (Leonid Gorokhov)
Leonid Gorokhov, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Leonid Gorokhov, Composer - Trio Gaspard, MainArtist, MusicalEnsemble
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
Album review
Haydn's piano trios aren't terribly often played in comparison with his instrumental works in other genres, and the general line on them has been that they are simple Hausmusik with violin and cello lines that may be omitted if desired. The Gaspard Trio, which has embarked on a complete cycle of Haydn's trios (this is the second installment), strenuously disputes this idea, and the group's playing seems designed to bring out the independence of the stringed instruments where it occurs. Perhaps the best way to look at the question is that Haydn is the true creator of the keyboard trio, and his output in the genre offers a fascinating look into his mind as he realized its possibilities. Rather than plow through the trios chronologically, the Gaspard Trio, playing modern instruments, chooses to make each volume in the series an independent release, containing music from various phases of Haydn's career, and here the group lands on three works from the mid-1790s. In these works, which Beethoven certainly would have known, the trio is indeed made up of three equal instruments, and the Piano Trio in E flat major, Hob. 15/29, is one of those Haydn works that seem to look forward to Romanticism. The Gaspard Trio gives it a warm, relaxed performance that's quite appealing, and in general, the group's Haydn is sympathetic and alert to little turns of humor or unexpected formal detail, although they apply improvised, non-notated ornaments that will be to the taste of some listeners but not others. Despite the Gaspard's belief in the importance of these works, the group does not try to put them on the plane of Haydn's quartets, which is all to the good; there is a lightness in the performances that is just right. The early Piano Trio in G major, Hob. 15/41, only occasionally assigns primary material to the violin; by the middle-period Piano Trio in B flat major, Hob. 15/8, Haydn was experimenting all over the place with the emancipation of the violin and cello. Another intriguing feature of the Gaspard Trio's series is that each volume has (and apparently will have) a newly commissioned work that comments on Haydn in some way; the one here, by the cellist-composer, Leonid Gorokhov, is intriguing. There is plenty here to make listeners look forward to what is going to be a substantial series; Haydn composed 45 piano trios.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:20:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Trio Gaspard
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
2023 Chandos Records Ltd 2023 Chandos Records Ltd
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