Henry Meyer Memorial Concert
Geringas Baryton Trio

Tuesday, April 21, 2009
8:00 PM

Robert J. Werner Recital Hall
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

http://www.david.geringas.de/
 

The Geringas Baryton Trio is unique in its makeup of cello, viola and baryton. The baryton is a stringed bowed instrument with six strings and up to 40 sympathetic strings, some of which can be plucked from behind by the left thumb. Related to the bass viol, it was popular for a time in the 18^th century, specifically at the court of Prince Esterhazy, who was Haydn’s patron. Because the prince played the baryton and loved the instrument, Haydn wrote 175 baryton compositions for him. The Geringas Baryton Trio will commemorate the 200^th year of Haydn’s death in 2009 with performances of these seldom-heard trios.

The members of the Geringas Baryton Trio—all of whom are professors at the Berlin Musikhochschulen—are David Geringas, baryton and cello; Jens Peter Maintz, cello; and Hartmut Rohde, viola.