Composer: Sally Beamish, Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer: Trio Gaspard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN20330
Release: 2025
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 26 in C minor, Hob.XV:13
01. I. Andante
02. Trio No. 26 in C Minor, Op. 58 No. 3
Haydn: Trio No. 36 in E Flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
03. I. Allegro moderato
04. II. Poco Adagio
05. III. Finale. Allegro
Haydn: Trio No. 31 in G Major
06. I. Andante – Minore – Maggiore
07. II. Allegro
Haydn: Trio No. 34 in B Flat Major, Op. 36 No. 3
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Andante cantabile
10. III. Finale. Allegro
11. Beamish: Trance
Trio Gaspard continues its acclaimed series of Haydn Piano Trios with this collection of later works, designed to be played as a stand-alone programme. The Trio includes the world premiere of a piece commissioned to complement Haydn’s works – Trance, by Sally Beamish. The disc opens with Trio No. 26 in C minor, which was the last of three trios Haydn composed at pace to pacify his publisher. Both Trio No. 34 in B flat major and Trio No. 36 in E flat major were written during Haydn’s time in London; the latter, a powerful and complex work, was dedicated to princess Maria Hermenegild Esterhazy, wife of Nicolas II. Trio No. 31 in G major was initially published as a sonata for violin & piano – unique in Haydn’s output. Editions by other publishers, however, included a cello part, and it is reasonable to conclude that Haydn would have intended the work as a trio. Sally Beamish says: The melancholic nature of Haydn’s [F sharp minor] trio affected my approach, combining with memories of my mother and her gradual disappearance into dementia. The title, Trance, indicates a meditative state, but also a ‘passageway’, or departure: the confusing journey of my relationship with my mother as her personality shifted, changed, and faded.
Take a glimpse:
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Alexandre Tharaud – The Keys to the Piano (24/96 FLAC)
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