Haydn’s Piano trios are split into two sets, his early and late trios, the former seldom played except in the context of complete editions. The latter reflect the composer's full musical maturity and are greatly admired by critics. This complete set, new to Phoenix Edition collates all the works on 8 CDs released in good time to commemorate the forthcoming bicentenary anniversary of Haydn’s death in 2009.
Haydn’s early trios were composed in the mid-1750s when Haydn was Musical Director for Count Morzin. Haydn composed these in the style of baroque trio sonatas and he mostly chose “Divertimento”, “Capriccio” or “Partita” as a title. This makes it more difficult to determine how many works were specifically piano trios. In contrast to the earlier trios, the compositions from the 1780s and 1790s have titles such as “Sonate” or “Sonata” – the trios are representative of the genre “piano sonata with accompaniment” in which the piano was the focus of attention. These “late trios” are consistently more polished and demand far more virtuosity from the musicians.
Complete recordings give the listener an insight into the development of the genre itself but also Haydn’s ever more polished musical language and instrumentation. This complete box is performed by the multi award-winning Haydn Trio Eisenstadt who provide clear evidence here that every opus is a long way from being written off as “utility music”.
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Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 27 in C major, Hob.XV:27
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Finale: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 19 in G minor, Hob.XV:19
I. Andante: Presto
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 37 in F major, Hob.XV:37
I. Adagio
II. Allegro molto
III. Menuet
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 12 in E minor, Hob.XV:12
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Rondo: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 32 in G major, Hob.XV:32
I. Andante
II. Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 25 in G major, Hob.XV:25, "Gypsy Trio"
I. Andante
II. Poco Adagio
III. Rondo all'Ongarese: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 16 in D major, Hob.XV:16
I. Allegro
II. Andantino piu tosto allegretto
III. Vivace assai
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 17 in F major, Hob.XV:17
I. Allegro
II. Finale: Tempo di minuetto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 15 in G major, Hob.XV:15
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Finale: Allegro moderato
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 2 in F major, Hob.XV:2
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuet
III. Finale: Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 14 in A flat major, Hob.XV:14
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Rondo: Vivace
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 34 in E major, Hob.XV:34
I. Allegro moderato
II. Minuet
III. Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn: Partita in F minor, Hob.XV:f1
I. Allegro moderato
II. Minuet
III. Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 8 in B flat major, Hob.XV:8
I. Allegro moderato
II. Tempo di menuetto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 36 in E flat major, Hob.XV:36
I. Allegro moderato
II. Polones
III. Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 24 in D major, Hob.XV:24
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro ma dolce
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 35 in A major, Hob.XV:35
I. Capriccio
II. Menuet
III. Finale
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 7 in D major, Hob.XV:7
I. Andante
II. Andante
III. Allegro assai
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 1 in G minor, Hob.XV:1
I. Moderato
II. Menuet
III. Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 21 in C major, Hob.XV:21
I. Adagio pastorale - Vivace assai
II. Molto Andante
III. Finale: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 6 in F major, Hob.XV:6
I. Vivace
II. Tempo di Menuetto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 18 in A major, Hob.XV:18
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 22 in E flat major, Hob.XV:22
I. Allegro moderato
II. Poco adagio
III. Finale: Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 9 in A major, Hob.XV:9
I. Adagio
II. Vivace
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 29 in E flat major, Hob.XV:29
I. Poco Allegretto
II. Andantino ed innocentemente
III. Finale: Presto assai
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 26 in F sharp minor, Hob.XV:26
I. Poco Allegretto
II. Andantino et innocentemente
III. Finale in the German Style: Presto assai
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 40 in F major, Hob.XV:40
I. Moderato
II. Menuet
III. Finale: Allegro molto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 23 in D minor, Hob.XV:23
I. Molto Andante
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Finale: Vivace
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 10 in E flat major, Hob.XV:10
I. Allegro moderato
II. Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 20 in B flat major, Hob.XV:20
I. Allegro
II. Andante cantabile
III. Finale: Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 13 in C minor, Hob.XV:13
I. Andante
II. Allegro spirituoso
Franz Joseph Haydn: Divertimento in C major, Hob.XV:C1
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuett
III. Adagio
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 28 in E major, Hob.XV:28
I. Allegro moderato
II. Allegretto
III. Finale: Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 38 in B flat major, Hob.XV:38
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuett
III. Finale: Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 30 in E flat major, Hob.XV:30
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante con moto
III. Presto
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 41 in G major, Hob.XV:41
I. Allegro
II. Menuet
III. Adagio
IV. Finale: Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 31 in E flat minor, Hob.XV:31
I. Andante
II. Jacob's Dream
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 5 in G major, Hob.XV:5
I. Adagio non tanto
II. Allegro
III. Allegro
Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio No. 11 in E flat major, Hob.XV:11
I. Allegro moderato
II. Tempo di Menuetto
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