Esterházy Ensemble - Luigi Tomasini: Five Baryton Trios (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 262 Mb | Total time: 56:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 973-2 | Recorded: 2003
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 262 Mb | Total time: 56:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 973-2 | Recorded: 2003
Prince Nicholas Esterházy, the employer of Joseph Haydn, was a passionate music lover and played several instruments, among them the cello, the viola da gamba and the baryton, which was his favourite instrument.
Characteristic of the baryton are the parallel 6 to 7 gut strings, which are bowed, and up to 20, though usually 9 or 10 metal resonance strings running underneath the fingerboard. The neck, open to the rear, also allowed the strings to be plucked. The tuning of the fretted strings was similar to those of the viola da gamba. The baryton was almost exclusively played in Austria and South Germany between the middle of the 17th and the end of the 18th century.