Joseph Weigl: 6 Trios for Oboe, Violin & Violoncello

Featuring

Carin van Heerden
Martin Jopp
Katie Stephens
Joseph Weigl

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Composition History

These six trios are the only works by Joseph Weigl that can be considered chamber music in the strict sense, as he primarily focused on operas and other vocal works.

Performer Biography

Carin van Heerden, the oboist on this recording, is a co-founder of the Austrian L'Orfeo Barockorchester and won the renowned international ARD competition in Munich in 1988.

Composer Biography

At age sixteen, Weigl secretly wrote his first opera, "Die betrogene Arglist," for a marionette theatre, which later gained the attention of court conductor Antonio Salieri and Christoph Willibald Gluck.

Composer Biography

Weigl initially planned to study law but abandoned this pursuit after attending musical gatherings at Baron Gottfried van Swieten's house, where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played the fortepiano.

Composer Biography

Joseph Weigl, the composer of these trios, was born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, and the renowned composer Joseph Haydn was his godfather.

Performer Biography

Katie Stephens, the cellist, was the solo cellist for the European Union Baroque Orchestra's 1996 tour and has since played with many major European period instrument ensembles.

Composition History

The trios are preserved in Weigl's autograph score in the Austrian National Library but are untitled, undated, and were likely never published or copied, making their exact composition circumstances unknown.