Haydn: Complete Piano Trios | Bernard Greenhouse, Franz Joseph Haydn, ...

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	Haydn: Complete Piano Trios Bernard Greenhouse, Franz Joseph Haydn, ... Philips, 1997 average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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Media Type: CD
Artist: HAYDN,J.
Title: PIANO TRIOS-COMP
Street Release Date: 09/16/1997

Words Fail for an Adequate Expression of Just How Lovely This Set Is

This recording of Haydn's Piano Trios by the Beaux Arts Trio must surely rank as one of the most outstanding recording cycles ever made. Such a statement, perhaps absurd at face value, is easily understood once you've sat down and listened to the first two or three disks in the set. The intense beauty and the powerful emotion of Haydn's piano trios simply pours forth and even oozes out right from the onset of disk 1 track 1 and doesn't stop until the last disk is played. The music is so hauntingly beautiful and superbly performed that nearly anyone - even those without a background in classical music - can almost immediately be drawn into the lyrical world inhabited that "Papa Haydn" creates for us. Look at the words chosen by some of the reviewers here: "treasure," "classic," "pick of the litter," "beautiful," "delightful," "gems," and on and on, and you'll see this is the nearly uniform judgment of an entire group of listeners.

I purchased this set at the FNAC in Paris during a trip back in 2005, and must confess that I was simply picking up the set of nine disks because I thought it a good addition to a classical library. Goodness, was I ever surprised beyond expectations when I started listening to the recording. This is music in superb form, beautifully and lovingly crafted by a master composer, and then executed with style and warmth by performers who not only are experts at their craft, but deeply understanding of what Papa Haydn himself wished to convey through these works. Astonished as I was with disk one, I knew this feeling was unlikely to be sustained through the next eight disks, and, of course, you can guess the rest of the story: I quickly found that the power and emotion of the start is held throughout the entire series.

Haydn, like Handel, is often overlooked in today's classical world. If you've ever heard someone say something to the effect of "If you've heard one Haydn piece, you've heard them all," here is a set that will dash such views. In fact, to go through these pieces over and over is to help one understand the true genius of Haydn, a person who executed his skills without pompousness or showmanship, but through sublime creativity, bursting forth like new flowers on a wet, sunny morning. The Beaux Arts Trio takes these pieces and then makes them their own, and we, the listeners, are the ones who benefit from the association.

Make no doubt about it, this is one of the most brilliant and lovely set of recordings you are likely ever to hear. This set was recorded in the 1970's, you say? You'd never know it. It sounds as good - or better - than any digital recording of the past few years. It is the rarest of occurrences to come across a recording where such superb results are achieved, but here it is, all tied up in a little package. This is a set to treasure, but also to explore and study. It will keep you busy for a long time, and you'll probably savor every minute of it.

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Delightful

"Delightful" is a single word to describe this recording of Haydn's Piano Trios. I was fortunate to find one of the apparently few remaining copies of the Beaux Arts Trio's performance of the complete Landon edition trios on Philips (Polygram 454 098-2). (This was before the apparent re-release.) This ten and a half hour treasure was originally very well-recorded in the 1970s on analog tape in Switzerland and the Netherlands, then first released on CD in 1991, then again in 1996.

The Beaux Arts plays wonderfully; not much more could be asked from these performances, other perhaps for a slightly more distant microphone perspective. It's amazing that F.J. Haydn had been considered largely irrelevant by his succeeding romantic generations. His compositions are, for lack of a better description, classically classical and far less "cute" than the precocious and better-known works of upstart Mozart. The Beaux Arts is able to infuse the joyful compositional beauty of Papa Haydn's trios with skillful elegance and charm.

There are some definite surprises, particularly in the later works. As others have noted, Haydn presaged the Romantic period in some of his later trios. The variety of compositions presented here are at times beautifully proportioned and balanced, elegant and refined, humorous and witty, joyous and rollicking. In short they aptly display much of the skill, talent and personality of one of my favorite composers.

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Beautiful Music - Cheap cd sleeves!!!!

The music in this box set is absolutely beautiful! I am a huge fan of Haydn - He really does deserve more attention then he seems to get. What hasn't Haydn written? Quartet music (check), Symphonies (104 check), Piano Trios (check), Opera music (check)... well you get my point.

I own both the Beethoven Piano Trio set by the Beaux Arts Trio and of course this one. They are both sublime - but the recording for the Haydn Trios is my favorite - seems more balanced among the three instruments to my ears.

I wanted to give this set a 5 star rating - If the music were the only factor that's what I would give it. Here's my gripe - the cheap paper sleeves the cds are stored inside-What the hell was Phillips thinking?
I mean I want to make sure my cds are pristine. Personally, I prefer the cardboard sleeves - seem more hearty to me. I know my Vinyl records (yes, I am in my 50s) are sleeved in paper. But I am more comfortable with the cardboard sleeves for the cds.

In the end, I am very, very satisfied with this 9 cd set from the Beaux Arts Trio - What a great job! Ok, I am giving this set a 5 cd sleeves be damned the music is just so beautiful! It's a 5 folks.

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Great Performances of Great Music

These 9 CDs of all of Haydn's piano trios is extremely enjoyable to listen to, lively and beautifully thoughtful by turns, inventive, playful, and performed with insight and expert skill and empathy by the Beaux Arts Trio.

I am usually wary of chamber music with violins, which often seem to be recorded sounding too harsh and grating to my ears, but like the Mozart piano and violin sonatas performed by Arthur Grumiaux (violin) and Walter Klien (piano), the violin and cello sound warm and expressive, or cool and thoughtful, but not sharp and uncomfortably biting.

These are great performances of great music, equally good for background music or for devoted or meditative listening.

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very simple: just buy

I know this recordings since 10 years but was never able to afford buying them. Now they are available for a reasonable prize. You get more than 11 hours of heavenly music. Every Trio is jewel and I cannot get enough if this delightful interpretation by the Beaux Arts Trio. There is a good reason that all reference guides (Gramophone, Penguin etc) always refer to this box! Take your chance, buy and enjoy this beautiful box!

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Tracks
Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Adagio | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Allegro molto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Andante con variazioni | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Adagio | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Menuetto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 4, Menuetto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 5, Scherzo | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro molto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Adagio | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 4, Finale. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Capriccio. Allegretto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Polones | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro molto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro molto - No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Adagio - No. 2, Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Menuet | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 4, Finale | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Menuetto. Allegretto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Adagio con variazioni | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Adagio non tanto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Vivace | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Tempo di menuetto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Andante con variazioni | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Allegro assai | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Tempo di menuetto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Adagio | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Vivace | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Tempo di menuetto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Rondo. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Allegro spiritoso | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Adagio | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Rondo. Vivace | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andantino più tosto allegretto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Vivace assai | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Finale. Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Andante - Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Adagio, ma non troppo | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante cantabile | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Adagio pastorale - Vivace assai | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Molto andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Poco adagio | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Fianle. Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Molto andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Adagio ma non troppo | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Fianle. Vivace | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Allegro, ma dolce | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Poco adagio. Cantabile | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Rondo all'Ongarese. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Adagio cantabile | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Tempo di menuetto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Andante cantabile | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante con moto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andante | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Presto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 1, Allegro moderato | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Allegretto | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Finale. Allegro | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 2, Andantino ed innocentemente | Keyboard trios, H. 15: No. 3, Fianle; Allemande. Presto assai

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