The Vivaldi Project - Discovering the Classical String Trio - Vol. 3 (2021)

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Title: Discovering the Classical String Trio - Vol. 3
Year Of Release: 2021
Label: MSR Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 77:05 min
Total Size: 387 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Sonata in A Major, Op. 5, No. 1: I. Affettuoso
02. Sonata in A Major, Op. 5, No. 1: II. Minuet
03. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1, No. 5: I. Allegro moderato
04. Sonata in G Major, Op. 1, No. 5: II. Rondo Allegro (assai) – Menuetto Allegro
05. Trio in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: I. Allegro
06. Trio in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: II. Andante un poco adagio
07. Trio in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 2: III. Presto
08. Trio in D Major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro
09. Trio in D Major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Allegro con moto
10. Trio Concertant in G Major, Op. 11, No. 3: I. Allegro
11. Trio Concertant in G Major, Op. 11, No. 3: II. Allegretto – Andantino
12. Trio ô Divertimento in C Major: I. Tempo giusto
13. Trio ô Divertimento in C Major: II. Adagio
14. Trio ô Divertimento in C Major: III. Menuet – Trio
15. Trio ô Divertimento in C Major: IV. Finale
16. Trio Concertant in G Major, Op. 3, No. 3: I. Allegro moderato
17. Trio Concertant in G Major, Op. 3, No. 3: II. Adagio
18. Trio Concertant in G Major, Op. 3, No. 3: III. Menuetto Allegretto – Trio
19. Trio Concertant in G Major, Op. 3, No. 3: IV. Finale Allegro


The string trio is often viewed, according to the hindsight of chamber music history, as a kind of minor sub-genre, a “quartet minus one.” We at The Vivaldi Project, however, propose that the 18th-century string quartet might more aptly be described as a “trio plus one.” The Classical string trio, as the successor to the immensely popular Baroque trio sonata (exemplified by Antonio Vivaldi and his contemporaries), would out-publish the string quartet in the 1760s by a ratio of more than 5 to 1. The resulting body of works includes more than 2000 trios from many of the century’s most revered and eminent composers. Volume 3 of our series, Discovering The Classical String Trio, continues to explore this vast and essentially unknown repertoire with seven newly recorded works—from the string trio’s early origins in Italy to its expression at the height of the Classical period in Vienna.

Praised for its brilliant and expressive playing, The Vivaldi Project, directed by Elizabeth Field and Stephanie Vial, is dedicated to presenting innovative programs of Baroque and Classical string repertoire that combine scholarship and performance to both educate and delight audiences. The period instrument ensemble takes its name from the virtuoso violinist and innovative composer Antonio Vivaldi in recognition of his pivotal position between earlier Baroque and later Classical composers (those well known and beloved as well as those rarely heard). The Vivaldi Project’s educational arm, The Institute for Early Music on Modern Instruments (EMMI), offers professional string players and advanced students the opportunity to study historical performance practices using their own modern instruments