Video production by Associazione Marco Budano

21-22. December 2020

PROGRAMME

J. Haydn - Hob XI:52 - Trio for baryton, viola & cello in D major

Paxi Montero- Baryton

Francesca Venturi Ferriolo – Viola

Giorgio Casati – Violoncello

Joseph Haydn wrote as many as 123 trios for the unusual combination of baryton, viola and cello.

The baryton is a bowed string instrument of the viol family played in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. It has six or seven strings of gut, arranged over a fretted fingerboard, plus a lower set of wire strings. When the gut strings are bowed, the wire strings vibrate sympathetically, enriching the tone. The wire strings may also be plucked by the performer's left thumb, creating a contrasting tonal quality.