Composer: Joseph Franz Weigl
Performer: Carin van Heerden, Martin Jopp, Katie Stephens
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 5554552
Release: 2025
Size: 1.47 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Trio No. 1 in C Major
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro
Trio No. 2 in F Major
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Allegretto
Trio No. 3 in B-Flat Major
07. I. Adagio ma non tanto
08. II. Fuga, moderato
09. III. Menuetto – Trio
10. IV. Siziliana
Trio No. 4 in G Minor
11. I. Adagio
12. II. Allegro
13. III. Larghetto
14. IV. Allegretto vivace
Trio No. 5 in D Major
15. I. Moderato
16. II. Andante
17. III. Allegro
Trio No. 6 in G Major
18. I. Andante
19. II. Fuga
20. III. Menuetto – Trio
21. IV. Finale
Joseph Franz Weigl, the father of our composer, was the principal cellist in Prince Esterházy’s orchestra, thus serving under the kapellmeister Joseph Haydn, who was the godfather at the son’s baptism in 1766 and likely had a hand in the boy’s musical education. Weigl junior was taught by Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and Antonio Salieri, under whose guidance he flourished. He assisted Mozart with the premieres of Figaro, Così fan tutte, and Don Giovanni, partly conducting subsequent performances of these works and getting an early taste of the theater world. His own operas and singspiels were successful, benefiting from his enviable melodic talent. Listen to the six delightful trios for oboe, violin, and cello assembled here, which, as light-hearted interludes, provide exquisite entertainment from the first to the last measure. Indeed, such mastery is something to aspire to!
