Haydn: Piano Trio No. 22 in A major, Hob.XV:9

4 star BBC Music Magazine

‘A well-contrasted programme of late Haydn piano trios in sympathetic performances makes for a tempting proposition. I particularly enjoyed the Fontenay in the expansive opening movements of Nos. 18 and 30, generously and flexibly paced and imaginatively phrased, with the players finding fresh colours and nuances for the exposition repeats. Slow movements, too, are done broadly and expressively… But if the Fontenay seem more attuned to Haydn’s inwardness and lyricism than to his animal spirits… there’s much to savour in these affectionate, thoughtfully characterized readings, truthfully captured by Teldec’s engineers.' Gramophone