4th Haydn Record by the Trio Gaspard

The Trio Gaspard released the fourth installment of their planned complete recording of Joseph Haydn’s piano trios on Friday.

As with the previous three albums, several trios — in this case, numbers 26, 36, 31, and 34 — are presented in context with a commissioned composition. For this recording, Sally Beamish contributed the piece Trance, which holds a deeply personal meaning for her: “The melancholic nature of Haydn’s [F-sharp minor] trio influenced my approach and connected with memories of my mother and her gradual descent into dementia. The title Trance suggests a meditative state but also a passage or departure: the disorienting evolution of my relationship with my mother as her personality changed, transformed, and faded.”

To the new album at Chandos
To the new album on Spotify
To the new album on Apple Music

To Vol. 1 of the Haydn Project
To Vol. 2 of the Haydn Project
To Vol. 3 of the Haydn Project