Kungsbacka Piano Trio - Piano Trios 24-26 & 31: 1 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Gabrielli / Bassorum Vox - Partite E Sonaustriae-Early [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2011

Haydn's Keyboard Trios possess a rich variety of themes and musical inventiveness, with strong demands on the pianist. The C major is dramatic and eventful. Patterns are varied in the E major where Haydn gives the violin major lyrical statements, whilst in the E flat major he uses all his wit and guile to launch the finale's captivating and joyful dance finale. The E flat major Hob. XV 30 is notable for is subtle thematic development and commanding drama. Volume 1 (8.572040) of this series has been greatly admired, not least by Gramophone which stated that the Kungsbacka Piano Trio had nothing to fear from any other account. The Kungsbacka Trio takes it's name from the Swedish town in which it gave it's first performance and where it has established an annual festival. Winner of First Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, it has since appeared at numerous festivals and venues throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand.

Joseph Haydn's long-term employment as Kapellmeister at the palace of Eszterhas in Hungary is reflected in the dedication of his set of three Trios, Hob. XV 21-23 to Princess Marie Ermenegild Esterhazy, though these were published in London during the second of Haydn's visits. These delightful works are notable for the dexterity required of the pianist, and all, including the Trio No. 14, involve lively and innovative use of tonality. Previous volumes in this series have been acclaimed for their Inchtaste and stylistic insightInch. (Daily Telegraph on Volume 1, 8.572040). The Kungsbacka Trio takes it's name from the Swedish town in which it gave it's first performance and where it has established an annual festival. Winner of First Prize in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, it has since appeared at numerous festivals and venues throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand.