<p>The Bangalore School of Music recently brought to the City the ‘Haydn Barytontrio’ from Budapest, who performed a remarkable concert at Alliance Francaise.<br /><br /></p>.<p>With Balázs Kakuk on baryton, József Spengler on viola and András on cello, the trio — which was founded in 1980 — managed to win the hearts of the audience, who appreciated the authenticity and original instrumentation that was presented. <br /><br /> They used the baryton, a unique bowed string instrument of the 17th and 18th <br />centuries, and the original manuscripts (music sheets) from the days when these pieces were performed in courts for the royalty.<br /><br />The evening began with J Haydn’s ‘barytontrio in D-Major, Hob XI/45’, which was gentle but crisp. L Tomasini’s ‘barytontrio in C-Major, Nr 7’ was next, followed by A Neumann’s ‘barytondivertimento, Nr 16’. <br /><br />Each of the compositions had three movements and the audience eagerly waited to applaud at the end of every piece to show their delight.<br /><br />The pace kept varying from piece to piece and within each of the pieces itself. <br /><br />An interesting sight was Balázs’ nod before each composition, which was the only cue needed for the other two to start playing at the exact moment. <br /><br />There was perfect coordination, which made this unique style of classical music all the more soulful for the listener.<br /><br />“It was really good and very different from the usual classical concerts I’ve <br />attended. I was hearing the baryton for the first time <br />and it was lovely! <br /><br />The synching was perfect,” shares Sonia Serrao, an audience member. <br /><br />The second half started with another Haydn composition, namely ‘barytontrio <br />in D-Major, Hob XI/106’, after which was the ‘barytondivertimento in D-Major’ <br />by J Burgksteiner and the finale, A Lidl’s ‘barytondivertimento in G-Major, Nr 3’. <br /><br />The audience, however, did not let them go that easily and called for an encore. <br /><br />The trio obliged and played a typical Hadyn menuet as well as a piece titled ‘Music for Dreaming’. <br /><br />“They were pretty good. I’m essentially a fan of baroque, but what they <br />offered was rather nice to listen to,” says Vijay James, who attended the concert.<br /></p>
<p>The Bangalore School of Music recently brought to the City the ‘Haydn Barytontrio’ from Budapest, who performed a remarkable concert at Alliance Francaise.<br /><br /></p>.<p>With Balázs Kakuk on baryton, József Spengler on viola and András on cello, the trio — which was founded in 1980 — managed to win the hearts of the audience, who appreciated the authenticity and original instrumentation that was presented. <br /><br /> They used the baryton, a unique bowed string instrument of the 17th and 18th <br />centuries, and the original manuscripts (music sheets) from the days when these pieces were performed in courts for the royalty.<br /><br />The evening began with J Haydn’s ‘barytontrio in D-Major, Hob XI/45’, which was gentle but crisp. L Tomasini’s ‘barytontrio in C-Major, Nr 7’ was next, followed by A Neumann’s ‘barytondivertimento, Nr 16’. <br /><br />Each of the compositions had three movements and the audience eagerly waited to applaud at the end of every piece to show their delight.<br /><br />The pace kept varying from piece to piece and within each of the pieces itself. <br /><br />An interesting sight was Balázs’ nod before each composition, which was the only cue needed for the other two to start playing at the exact moment. <br /><br />There was perfect coordination, which made this unique style of classical music all the more soulful for the listener.<br /><br />“It was really good and very different from the usual classical concerts I’ve <br />attended. I was hearing the baryton for the first time <br />and it was lovely! <br /><br />The synching was perfect,” shares Sonia Serrao, an audience member. <br /><br />The second half started with another Haydn composition, namely ‘barytontrio <br />in D-Major, Hob XI/106’, after which was the ‘barytondivertimento in D-Major’ <br />by J Burgksteiner and the finale, A Lidl’s ‘barytondivertimento in G-Major, Nr 3’. <br /><br />The audience, however, did not let them go that easily and called for an encore. <br /><br />The trio obliged and played a typical Hadyn menuet as well as a piece titled ‘Music for Dreaming’. <br /><br />“They were pretty good. I’m essentially a fan of baroque, but what they <br />offered was rather nice to listen to,” says Vijay James, who attended the concert.<br /></p>
