Trio Gaspard - Haydn: Complete Piano Trios, Vol. 3 (2024)

As with the previous volumes in this series, Trio Gaspard has conceived a programme of contrasting trios that works as a standalone recital. The musicians have again included a contemporary work commissioned as part of the project – in this instance the world première recording of Kit Armstrong’s Revêtements.

The earliest trio on the album – No. 12 – takes its form from the dance suite, with an opening allemande and concluding minuet framing a minor-key polonaise. Trio No. 19 which opens the programme features two contrasting movements in the same tonality – a spirited Vivace offset by a graceful minuet. The long and complex first movement of Trio No. 25 is followed by two shorter ones. Whilst the outer movements of Trio No. 43 sit firmly in C major, the A major central movement (with an extended central minor key section) displays yet another form of contrast.

Trio Gaspard is regularly invited to major international concert halls across Europe and further afield. Highlights of the 2023 / 24 season will include a residency at Wigmore Hall, a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Triple’ Concerto with Uppsala Chamber Orchestra, and recitals in Firenze, Lucerne, Bern, Helsinki, Gateshead, and Heidelberg.

Tracklist
01. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 19, Op. 43, Hob. XV- 6 No. 1- I. Vivace
02. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 19, Op. 43, Hob. XV- 6 No. 1- II. Tempo di menuetto
03. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 43, Op. 86, Hob. XV- 27 No. 1- I. Allegro
04. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 43, Op. 86, Hob. XV- 27 No. 1- II. Andante
05. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 43, Op. 86, Hob. XV- 27 No. 1- III. Finale
06. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 25, Op. 57, Hob. XV- 12 No. 2- I. Alegro moderato
07. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 25, Op. 57, Hob. XV- 12 No. 2- II. Andante
08. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 25, Op. 57, Hob. XV- 12 No. 2- III. Finale
09. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 12, Hob. XV- 36- I. Allegro moderato
10. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 12, Hob. XV- 36- II. Polones
11. Haydn- Piano Trio No. 12, Hob. XV- 36- III. Finale
12. Armstrong- Revêtements