TRIOS BY J.C. BACH, HAYDN AND MOZART

Next to the symphony, string quartet, and keyboard sonata, the trio for violin, cello, and keyboard remains one of the major genres of classicism. Derived not so much from the baroque trio sonata, but rather from the "harpsichord pieces that can be played with accompaniment of a violin and a viola da gamba" in which French masters gave prominence to the keyboard, the classical trio gradually established the perfect balance between the three partners, each deploying material corresponding to its own technique, but in total complicity.

Musiciens

Alexander Read, violin
Andrea J. Stewart, cello
Luc Beauséjour, pianoforte