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Haydn - Complete Baryton Trios | Brilliant Classics 93907

Haydn - Complete Baryton Trios

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 93907

Barcode: 5028421939070

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 21

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 16th March 2009

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Contents

About

What is a Baryton, and why did Haydn write so extensively for it? Two reasonable questions, and actually quite easy to answer. The baryton is a member of the gamba family and a relation to the modern-day cello, dating from the early 17th century. It was quite a handful to play, having one manual with 6 or 7 bowed gut strings, and another with anything up to 20 further ‘sympathetically resonating’ metal strings lying under the finger board.

Haydn’s prolific output for this instrument was the result of his patron – Prince Nikolaus Esterhazy I. The Prince was himself a skilful musician and the Baryton was his instrument of choice. With an insatiable appetite for new compositions for the instrument, the Prince commissioned 160 works from Haydn. Today, 90% of these still survive, the 126 trios dating from 1762–1775 being the most important.

The remarkable fact is that many of these trios resemble the greater piano trios – proof that Haydn lavished as much care on these ‘private’ works as he did on his published works. The Octets featuring the Baryton include some virtuoso writing for wind, and the horns often reach stratospheric heights – a tribute to the virtuosity of the Esterhazy players Haydn had at his disposal.

This is the most comprehensive and only survey of Haydn’s output for baryton on record. Newly recorded, most of the works are here receiving their world premiere recordings. Extensive booklet notes are included.

Esterházy Ensemble:
- Michael Brüssing, baryton
- András Bolyki, viola/viola
- Maria Andrásfalvy-Brüssing, cello/baryton

Contents:
CD 1:
- Baryton Trio No.1 in A
- Baryton Trio No.2 in A
- Baryton Trio No.3 in A
- Baryton Trio No.4 in A
- Baryton Trio No.5 in A
- Baryton Trio No.6 in A
- Baryton Trio No.7 in A
 
Total:  64:45:00

CD 2:
- Baryton Trio No.8 in A
- Baryton Trio No.9 in A
- Baryton Trio No.10 in A
- Baryton Trio No.11 in D
- Baryton Trio No.12 in A
- Baryton Trio No.14 in D
 
Total:  68:51:00

CD 3:
- Baryton Trio No.15 in A
- Baryton Trio No.16 in A
- Baryton Trio No.17 in D
- Baryton Trio No.19 in A
- Baryton Trio No.20 in D
- Baryton Trio No.21 in A
- Baryton Trio No.24 in D
 
Total:  71:10:00

CD 4:
- Baryton Trio No.25 in A
- Baryton Trio No.26 in G
- Baryton Trio No.27 in D
- Baryton Trio No.28 in D
- Baryton Trio No.29 in A
- Baryton Trio No.30 in G
- Baryton Trio No.31 in D
 
Total:  72:25:00

CD 5:
- Baryton Trio No.32 in G
- Baryton Trio No.33 in A
- Baryton Trio No.34 in D
- Baryton Trio No.35 in A
- Baryton Trio No.36 in D
- Baryton Trio No.37 in G
- Baryton Trio No.38 in A
 
Total:  74:05:00

CD 6:
- Baryton Trio No.39 in D
- Baryton Trio No.40 in D
- Baryton Trio No.41 in D
- Baryton Trio No.42 in D
- Baryton Trio No.43 in D
- Baryton Trio No.44 in D
 
Total:  75:17:00

CD 7:
- Baryton Trio No.46 in A
- Baryton Trio No.47 in G
- Baryton Trio No.48 in D
- Baryton Trio No.49 in G
- Baryton Trio No.50 in D
- Baryton Trio No.51 in A
- Baryton Trio No.52 in D
 
Total:  75:22:00

CD 8:
- Baryton Trio No.53 in G
- Baryton Trio No.54 in D
- Baryton Trio No.55 in G
- Baryton Trio No.56 in D
- Baryton Trio No.57 in A
- Baryton Trio No.58 in D
- Baryton Trio No.59 in G
 
Total: 65:58:00

CD 9:
- Baryton Trio No.60 in A
- Baryton Trio No.61 in D
- Baryton Trio No.62 in G
- Baryton Trio No.63 in D
- Baryton Trio No.64 in D
- Baryton Trio No.65 in G
- Baryton Trio No.66 in A
 
Total:  72:30:00

CD 10:
- Baryton Trio No.67 in A
- Baryton Trio No.68 in A
- Baryton Trio No.69 in D
- Baryton Trio No.70 in G
- Baryton Trio No.71 in A
- Baryton Trio No.72 in D
- Baryton Trio No.73 in G
 
Total:  69:00:00

CD 11:
- Baryton Trio No.74 in D
- Baryton Trio No.75 in A
- Baryton Trio No.76 in C
- Baryton Trio No.77 in G
- Baryton Trio No.78 in D
- Baryton Trio No.79 in D
- Baryton Trio No.80 in G
 
Total:  70:52:00

CD 12:
- Baryton Trio No.81 in D
- Baryton Trio No.82 in C
- Baryton Trio No.83 in F
- Baryton Trio No.84 in G
- Baryton Trio No.85 in D
- Baryton Trio No.86 in A
- Baryton Trio No.87 in A Minor
 
Total:  77:19:00

CD 13:
- Baryton Trio No.88 in A
- Baryton Trio No.89 in G
- Baryton Trio No.90 in C
- Baryton Trio No.91 in D
- Baryton Trio No.92 in G
- Baryton Trio No.93 in C
- Baryton Trio No.94 in A
- Baryton Trio No.95 in D
 
Total:  75:27:00

CD 14:
- Baryton Trio No.96 in B Minor
- Baryton Trio No.97 in D
- Baryton Trio No.98 in D
- Baryton Trio No.100 in F
- Baryton Trio No.101 in C
- Baryton Trio No.102 in G
- Baryton Trio No.103 in A

Total:  79:05:00

CD 15:
- Baryton Trio No.104 in D
- Baryton Trio No.105 in G
- Baryton Trio No.106 in D
- Baryton Trio No.107 in D
- Baryton Trio No.108 in A
- Baryton Trio No.109 in C
- Baryton Trio No.110 in C

Total:  74:03:00

CD 16:
- Baryton Trio No.111 in G
- Baryton Trio No.112 in D
- Baryton Trio No.113 in D
- Baryton Trio No.114 in D
- Baryton Trio No.115 in D
- Baryton Trio No.116 in G
- Baryton Trio No.117 in F
 
Total:  74:35:00

CD 17:
- Baryton Trio No.118 in D
- Baryton Trio No.120 in D
- Baryton Trio No.121 in A
- Baryton Trio No.122 in A
- Baryton Trio No.123 in G
- Baryton Trio No.124 in G
- Baryton Trio No.125 in G
- Baryton Trio No.126 in C
 
Total:  79:55:00

CD 18:
- 12 Cassations XII:19 (with Roberto Sensi)
- Baryton Duet X:11 in D
- Baryton Duet XII:4 in G
- Baryton Duet XII:1 in A
- Baryton Duet XII:3&5 in D
 
Total:  75:12:00

CD 19:
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in G Hob X:4
- Quintet for Baryton, Two Horns, Viola And Bass in D Hob X:10
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in A Hob X:3
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in G Hob X:12
 
Total:  74:03:00
(with Piccolo Concerto - Wien)
 
CD 20:
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in D Hob X:1
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in G Hob X:5
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in A Hob X:6
- Divertimento for Eight Instruments in D Hob X:2
 
Total:  67:34:00
(with Piccolo Concerto - Wien)
 
CD 21:
- Baryton Trio No.2 in A, Version B
- Baryton Trio No.5 in A, Version B
- Baryton Trio No.13 in A
- Baryton Trio No.18 in A
- Baryton Trio No.22 in A
- Baryton Trio No.23 in D
- Baryton Trio No.99 in G
- Baryton Trio No.119 (Surviving Baryton Part)
- Baryton Trio No.119 (Reconstruction)
 
Divertimenti for Baryton Solo
- Divertimento in G: Adagio
- Divertimento in D: Adagio
- Divertimento in A: Adagio
- Divertimento in G: Adagio
- Divertimento in A Hob XII:18: Allegro

Baryton Soli
- Adagio in D Hob XII:13
- Adagio in D
 
Sonatas for Baryton and Cello
- Adagio in D Hob XII:7
- Allegro in C Hob XII:8
- Allegro in G Hob XII:9
- Allegro moderato in A Hob XII: 10
- Andante in D Hob XII:11
- Sonata in G Hob XII:12 Allegro
- Sonata in F Hob XII:15: Allegretto
- Sonata in D Hob XII:16
- Andante in D Hob XII:17
- Adagio in D Hob X:7 for baryton, two horns, viola and bass
 
Baryton Duets
- Duet in G Hob XII:6
- Adagio in G Hob XII:2
- Moderato in D Hob X:9 for two barytons and two horns
 
Total:  55:33:00

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