The Stadlmann family were prominent stringed-instrument makers in Vienna throughout the 18th century, with several of their barytons and contrabasses still surviving today.
Instruments
The baryton is a unique instrument with two sets of strings: bowed strings on the front and plucked strings on the rear, played simultaneously by the left hand.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn faced the challenge of composing baryton music for Prince Nikolaus I Esterházy, who believed the instrument should only be played in one key.
Performer Biography
Trio Stadlmann, formed in 2010, was named after the Stadlmann family of instrument makers because each member was lent an instrument by or copied from the Stadlmanns by their academy.
Instruments
The 'Viennese' contrabass, used in this recording, is a fretted, five-string instrument that was common in Moravia and Lower Austria during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Composition History
Joseph Haydn, as Kapellmeister to the Esterházy court, was tasked with composing over 170 works featuring the baryton for Prince Nikolaus I, who played the instrument.
Composition History
The Cassation in G major (Hob.III:6) on this album is an arrangement of an earlier string quartet in C major, reflecting the historical practice of music dissemination through arrangements.
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