Gramophone Magazine
March 2024
Editor's Choice

Trio Ernest

Haydn: Piano Trio No. 25 in E minor, Hob.XV:12
Ravel: Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 41 in E flat minor, Hob.XV:31
Fontyn: Lieber Joseph!
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 20 in D major, Hob.XV:7
Brahms: Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 No. 2
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 45 in E flat Major, Hob.XV:29

Haydn’s star towers over the firmament of classical music - that of a creative genius whose boundless imagination continues to shine brightly in our own day.

For their first recording, the Trio Ernest have brought together pieces that they have come across in the orbit of this composer so dear to them.

"The Haydn readings are period-aware, with a fantastic freshness, energy and range of colour...A strong debut, and I hope to see more from these three on Aparté in the future." - Gramophone Magazine, March 2024