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“Using a harpsichord for the later works is counter-intuitive, yet the effect can be—as the Queen's Chamber Trio shows us—quite wonderful….[Comparone] and her colleagues, the violinist Robert Zubrycki and the cellist Peter Seidenberg, have indeed delved attentively into the works at hand. Their interpretations are clearly plotted, their technique precise. They play in tune, and I find their fluid sense of rhythmic ebb and flow appealing. The recorded sound is clean and bright…”James Keller, Chamber Music May/June 2008Late Haydn Keyboard Trios with harpsichord! More magic from the superb Queen's Chamber Trio, who this time out, take a fresh look at Haydn's keyboard trios from 1794-7. Today typically played on modern grand piano or fortepiano, The Trio's innovative approach enlivens these pieces with harpsichord sparkle and a delicious blend of plucked and bowed strings.“Haydn's keyboard music is stylistically interchangeable between harpsichord and Piano…The harpsichord has a sound with unique acoustical qualities not shared by the modern or early pianos… it makes its presence felt with a sparkle absent in piano sonority. Harpsichord sound stirs my imagination as piano sound never did.” Elaine ComparoneProduced by John OstendorfTracks:C Major Trio1. Allegro - 9:582. Andante - 6:133. Presto - 5:38B flat Minor Trio4. Andante - 10:565. Jacob's Dream - 4:37E Major Trio6. Allegro Moderato - 9:017. Allegretto - 3:408. Finale: Allegro 5:30
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