Haydn: Piano Trios Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30
Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8572062 Format: CD V 2: PIANO TRIOS - NOS. 27-30Haydn: Piano Trio No. 42 in E flat Major, Hob.XV:30 Piano Trio No. 43 in C Major, Hob.XV:27 Piano Trio No. 44 in E Major, Hob.XV:28 Piano Trio No. 45 in E flat Major, Hob.XV:29 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 (8572040) 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. Price: $19.98 |