HAYDN: Concertini and Divertimenti for Piano and Strings [CD de audio] L'Arte dell'Arco, Roberto Lorregian(harpsichord) and Hayd

Recordings in the library room of Carceri d'Este Abbey (Padua) - piano trios and string quartets dominate Joseph Haydn's chamber music output. However, there is a considerable part of works that are outside these forms. The concertinos and divertimentos were written early in Haydn's career, between 1757 and 1760. In some ways, these works should be considered keyboard sonatas with string accompaniment. They were probably composed as 'table music' or for Count Morzin's family and his friends. The art of the rope.