Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Valencia Baryton Project
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574188
Release: 2021
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Baryton Trio No. 69 in D major, Hob.XI:69
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Menuet. Allegretto
03. III. Finale. Presto
Baryton Trio No. 9 in A major, Hob.XI:9
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Menuet
06. III. Finale. Allegro
Baryton Trio No. 58 in D major, Hob.XI:58
07. I. Moderato
08. II. Menuet
09. III. Finale. Allegro di molto
Baryton Trio No. 61 in D major, Hob.XI:61
10. I. Allegro
11. II. Andantino
12. III. Menuet
Baryton Trio No. 87 in A minor, Hob.XI:87
13. I. Adagio
14. II. Allegro molto
15. III. Menuet
Baryton Trio No. 55 in G major, Hob.XI:55
16. I. Moderato
17. II. Menuet
18. III. Finale. Allegro di molto
Much of Franz Joseph Haydn’s long career was in service as a court musician to the wealthy Esterházy family. It was early in Haydn’s time at the Esterháza palace that Prince Nicolaus took a liking to the hypnotic sound of the baryton – a bowed instrument with an extra set of strings that vibrate sympathetically or are plucked for tonal contrast. The baryton was considered the pinnacle of 18th-century aristocratic instruments, and the outstanding beauty of Haydn’s trios represent its final renaissance, placing this remarkable antique firmly into the poised and tasteful Classical style of the day.