IDAGIO | Haydn: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 1 - Fischer: one bar wonder 5059864224430

Featuring

Jonian Ilias Kadesha
Vashti Hunter
Nicholas Rimmer
Trio Gaspard
Joseph Haydn
Johannes Fischer

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Haydn's piano trios, though fewer in number, are considered to have the same musical quality as his string quartets.

Interpretation

Trio Gaspard, the performers on this album, chose to record Haydn's trios using a modern piano and at modern pitch (440 Hz), believing they can achieve the essence of the music without period instruments.

Recording & Production

This album is the first volume in Trio Gaspard's complete recording of Haydn's piano trios, a project they consider very important to them.

Historical Context

The genre of the piano trio experienced a rapid boom in Vienna during the 1780s, with 70 keyboard trios published between 1781 and 1790.

Composition History

The majority of Haydn's piano trios were written during his mature period, with about one-third from his youth, one-third from 1784-1790, and one-third from 1792-1796.

Compositional Technique

Haydn's trios are characterized by a 'modern' style where the keyboard is always soloistic, and the string instruments are never optional.

Composition History

Haydn's piano trios were composed over a long period, from the 1750s to the mid-1790s, with a significant interruption between the mid-1760s and 1784.