Day 108: Flute Not Included

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Haydn CD 108 features another fantastic collection of Piano Trios…

…despite the fact that the flute is no longer one of the trio. (See yesterday’s post to know what that means.)

These compositions are lively, intricate, clever, nuanced, and brilliantly performed by the Van Swieten Trio, which consists of:

Bart van Oort fortepiano
Remy Baudet violin
Jaap ter Linden cello

Here’s a list of Haydn’s piano trios. The are referred to by their Hoboken catalog names, and their date of composition is not always certain. So I’ll list the probable dates after each composition below, and mention if they’re from his Early Trios era or his Later Trios era.

Three of the Piano Trios (18-20) were dedicated to Princess Maria Anna, wife of Prince Anton Esterházy. They are exquisite. So I hope the Princess was equal to them.

Here’s what I listened to today:

Haydn Piano Trio In A HOB XV:18
(Later Trios, composed 1793. Haydn was 61.)


Haydn Piano Trio In G Minor HOB XV:19
(Later Trios, composed 1793. Haydn was 61.)

Haydn Piano Trio in B Flat HOB XV:20 (Later Trios, composed 1794. Haydn was 62.)

Haydn Piano Trio in G HOB XIV:6 (After Piano Sonata XVI:6) (Later Trios, composed in 1784. Haydn was 52.)

Sorry. I couldn’t find a YouTube clip for the last Piano Trio composition.

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