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.
Alexander Read, violin Andrea J. Stewart, cello Luc Beauséjour, pianoforte
Program
J.C. BACH Trio Sonata in A major, Op. 15, No. 2, W. B50 HAYDN Trio in G major, No. 39 Gypsy Trio No. 25 in E minor, Hob XV: 12 MOZART Trio in E major, No. 4 K. 542
Bourgie Hall
Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
1339 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 2C6