Herschel Trio - A Concert near Darmstadt (2017)

The Herschel Trio’s debut album celebrates the music of Georg Phillip Telemann, and is released in 2017, commemorating the 250th anniversary of Telemann’s death in 1767. Telemann wrote in his autobiography that his method of composing trios involved making the second part just as important as the first, with the bass having a natural melody and harmony closely associated with the two treble parts so that every note could not be any other note than the one it was. He observed that people would often compliment him on his trios, saying they were his “special forté”. The trios in this recording, works characterized both by the composer’s eloquence and exuberance, demonstrate his special affinity both with the trio form and with the instruments for which they were composed – flute, viola gamba and harpsichord - all instruments he himself played. The title of the disc ‘A Concert near Darmstadt’ is inspired by in a mid-eighteenth century painting by the German artist Johann Christian Fiedler, which adorns the cover of the album.

TRACKLIST

01. Sonata in F Major, TWV 42:F5: I. Dolce
02. Sonata in F Major, TWV 42:F5: II. Allegro
03. Sonata in F Major, TWV 42:F5: III. Largo
04. Sonata in F Major, TWV 42:F5: lV. -
05. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: I. Dolce
06. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: II. Vivace
07. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: III. Allegro
08. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: IV. Andante
09. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: V. Presto
10. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: VI. Moderato
11. Suite in D Minor, TWV 42:d3: VII. Vivace
12. Trio Sonata in A Minor, TWV 42:a7: I. Andante
13. Trio Sonata in A Minor, TWV 42:a7: II. Allegro
14. Trio Sonata in A Minor, TWV 42:a7: III. Adagio
15. Trio Sonata in A Minor, TWV 42:a7: IV. Allegro
16. Concerto in A Major, TWV 42:A3: I. Tempo giusto
17. Concerto in A Major, TWV 42:A3: II. Vivace
18. Concerto in A Major, TWV 42:A3: III. Adagio
19. Concerto in A Major, TWV 42:A3: IV. Presto
20. Trio in B Minor, TWV 42:h4: I. Largo
21. Trio in B Minor, TWV 42:h4: II. Vivace
22. Trio in B Minor, TWV 42:h4: III. Dolce
23. Trio in B Minor, TWV 42:h4: IV. Vivace
24. Concerto in D Major, TWV 42:D6: I. Piacevole
25. Concerto in D Major, TWV 42:D6: II. Allegro
26. Concerto in D Major, TWV 42:D6: III. Largo
27. Concerto in D Major, TWV 42:D6: IV. Vivace
28. Sonata in G Minor, TWV 42:g7: I. Siciliana
29. Sonata in G Minor, TWV 42:g7: II. Allegro
30. Sonata in G Minor, TWV 42:g7: III. Adagio
31. Sonata in G Minor, TWV 42:g7: IV. Allegro assai