London Trios, Hob. 4 Nos.1-3 - Two Flutes (or Violins) and Cello

For two flutes and cello.  The Peters set includes parts and score.  Study up for your language exam by reading the Preface in German only; no endnotes or footnotes. 

The London Trios are a set of eight movements, composed in 1794.  These were first published in the form of two works of three movements each and two single movements.  In Trio I, there are two versions of the second movement, the second being slightly shorter than the first.  The Henle, Amadeus, and Peters editions present both versions as having been authorized by Haydn. 

The seemingly incomplete nature of the two single movements, plus the alteration of another, has attracted recombinations of the set of eight in most published editions.  The Henle edition presents the array of movements as originally offered to the public in print.  The Peters edition recognizes three trios only, while omitting one movement.  The Amadeus edition uses one movement twice and reassigns others, claiming to be in accord with their sources.

Three other editions are similar to one another in their lineup of movements.  These are the Baerenreiter, International, and Southern editions.  In these editions, the slow movement of Trio I is an amalgamation of the earlier and later versions, presumably the work of editor Leo Balet in 1931.

The Peters layout of movements is as follows: 

Trio I:  Allegro moderato, 4/4 in C.  Andante (earlier and later versions), 6/8 in G.  Vivace, 2/4 in C.  (Same as Trio I in Henle edition.)   

Trio II:  Andante in G [Andante, 2/4 in G Major to G minor and Allegro, 2/4 in G Major] (same as Trio IV in Henle edition).  Called "Andante con variazioni" in Peters edition.

Trio III:  Spiritoso, 4/4 in G.  Andante, 6/8 in C.  Allegro, 3/4 in G.  (Same as Trio II in Henle edition.) 

The Peters edition omits the Triosatz in G which constitutes Trio III in the Henle edition and Trio IV in the Amadeus edition.

Few, if any, editorial performance markings.