Joseph Haydn wrote his London symphonies between two visits to London in 1791 and 1795. With this series the composer not only achieved the greatest successes of his career, but he also never prospered economically. . During this period he wrote his 39th trio for violin, cello and piano, better known as the 'Gypsy Trio'. The trio takes this name from the rondo part 'all'Ongharese'. It was the first composition from the 18th century that captured the gypsy style so well, as it would become a typical idiom in the compositions of Brahms and Liszt at the end of the 19th century. In January 2009, the Vienna Keyboard Trio was awarded a Gramophone Editor's Choice for its recording of the piano trios by Tchaikovsky and Smetana. With Haydn's Gypsy Trio, Robert Schumann's passionate, darkly romantic pearl and Alfred Schnittke's deeply lyrical work, the three Austrians present an anthology of masterpieces for piano trio.
