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Films of the trio, and the three volumes of Haydn on Naxos with what the critics made of them.

On film.

Play — Valencia Baryton Project - Allegro from Haydn's Baryton Trio no. 50

Valencia Baryton Project - Allegro from Haydn's Baryton Trio no. 50

The ensemble’s music video — one Allegro, from Haydn’s fiftieth baryton trio.

On record.

All three are Treasures from the Eszterháza Palace, the ensemble’s Haydn series for the label.

  • Haydn: Baryton Trios, Vol. 1

    2021 · Naxos 8.574188

    The label’s first baryton recording, from the years Prince Nicolaus first took up the instrument.

    Works
    Six trios — Hob. XI:9, 55, 58, 61, 69, 87
    Playing time
    1:05:47

    Stream or buy — Haydn: Baryton Trios, Vol. 1 on Naxos

  • Haydn: Baryton Trios, Vol. 2

    2023 · Naxos 8.574504

    Trios for a prince who had grown proficient — seldom performed, and rarer still on record.

    Works
    Six trios — Hob. XI:6, 35, 67, 71, 93, 113
    Playing time
    1:02:11

    Stream or buy — Haydn: Baryton Trios, Vol. 2 on Naxos

    • Colourful playing brings a Haydn byway alive....the Valencia Baryton Project sounds more stylishly 18th-century than its rivals on record
      The Strad — read the reviewreviewing volume 2, March 2024.

  • Haydn: Baryton Trios, Vol. 3

    2026 · Naxos 8.574708

    The first recording with the ensemble’s current trio, written as the prince’s confidence on the instrument grew.

    Works
    Six trios — Hob. XI:26, 50, 57, 72, 80, 82
    Playing time
    1:10:03

    Stream or buy — Haydn: Baryton Trios, Vol. 3 on Naxos

    • A further volume of out-of-the-way Haydn proves seductive....with Matthew Baker’s ingenious cadenza. Intriguing – and oddly addictive
      The Strad — read the reviewDavid Threasher, April 2026, reviewing Treasures from the Eszterháza Palace vol. 3.

What the critics said of the series

  • Our joy is expounded on when we hear the performances of this international ensemble based in Valencia. Led by barytonist Matthew Baker, his virtuosity on the instrument is just the starting point for the excellence of all the members of the Valencia Baryton Project.... Baker transforms every melody into a little treasure through his exquisite phrasing, which is perfectly complemented by violist Brett Walfish and cellist Ismar Gomes.... In short, this is a grand album filled with delightful music and fantastic performances.
    Ritmo2026.
  • The Valencia Baryton Project's second CD of Haydn's baryton trios was recently released. Both are superb recordings: recorded large, played with great style and understanding. Purity, articulation, dynamics, enthusiasm: nothing leaves much to be desired. You imagine yourself a guest at Eszterháza! Just listen to the penetrating, hushed, melancholy, breathtakingly beautiful Adagio from the Trio in D. Hob. XI:113. How beautiful the plucked strings behind the fingerboard sound here!
    Opus Klassiek2024.
  • Spiritedly performed and superbly recorded.
    Classical Music Daily
  • A superb recording by the Valencia Baryton Project of Haydn’s rarely heard baryton trios.
    All Music
  • This album is thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end, all 71 minutes of it.
    American Record Guide2026.
  • The sensuality of sound, freshness and transparency of the recording inspire from beginning to end.
    Südweste Presse
  • The six works that you hear on this recording by the Valencia Baryton Project demonstrate what Haydn was capable of. We hear charming elegance and deep colors within a beautifully finished counterpoint. An instrument that is put in the spotlight through this music in all its possibilities and that arouses curiosity about what other contemporaries may have written for it, or about the possibilities for a number of other string scores within this unique instrumentation.
    Cultuurpakt

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