Giuseppe Cambini's trios were designed to meet the demands of Parisian amateur performers, who preferred simplicity, cantabile qualities, and a galant, intimate atmosphere over complex counterpoint or slow movements.
Performer Biography
The Trio Hegel has won prestigious awards in numerous national and international competitions and has performed in various concert festivals.
Recording & Production
The album was recorded using 24-bit digital technology, with Marco Paltanin and Riccardo Paltanin as sound engineers.
Interpretation
The Trio Hegel adapted the phrasing and bowing of Cherubini's vocal pieces for strings, without losing the vocal structure, even suggesting sacred vocal music mottoes for the second trio.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Luigi Cherubini's didactic pieces, like the Solfeggi adapted for this album, are considered a climax in the history of polyphony and even show hints of humor.
Composition History
The trios by Luigi Cherubini on this album are not original string compositions, but adaptations of his three-part Solfeggi written for singing students at the Paris Conservatory between 1799 and 1801.
Composer Biography
Luigi Cherubini, one of the composers on this album, was considered by Beethoven to be "the greatest opera composer" of his time.
