Baryton trios (Haydn)

A copy of Prince Esterházy's baryton, on display at his palace in Eisenstadt.

Joseph Haydn wrote 123 trios for the unusual combination of baryton, viola and cello. Three further trios for baryton, cello and violin (Hob. XI:89-91) are considered part of the series.[1] As Sisman notes, they are the “most intensively cultivated genre” of Haydn’s early career.[2]

  1. ^ Jones (2009:15). All but four survive (Jones 2009:15).
  2. ^ Sisman (1993: 128)