ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 The Tempest Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2017 ] "I can only say that they are one of the very best trios I have heard. Their technical skill and musicianship shine through." MusicWeb Nov |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Debussy, Ravel, Faure: Piano trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'The Florestans, exhibiting their trademark finesse, taste and sensitivity, fully demonstrate why they are one of the most highly prized of new ensembles' (The Scotsman) |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk Trio (LP) [ Concord / LP - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Monk came to Prestige from Blue Note where he recorded with several groups of varying sizes including some trios. At Prestige his first two dates (October and December 1952) were strictly in a trio context with Art Blakey on the first and Max Roach... |
Tord Gustavsen Trio
Being There [ ECM Records / CD - released 24/Apr/2007 ] Offering gorgeous melodies & poetic lyricism, 'Being There' is another fine recording from Tord Gustavsen, Harald Johnsen and Jarle Vespestad. This third album from the TG Trio follows on from the superb 'Changing Places' and 'The Ground'. |
Tord Gustavsen Trio
The Ground [ ECM Records / CD - released 12/Nov/2004 ] The eagerly awaited follow-up to "Changing Places", the most successful ECM debut of the last decade! The improvising of Gustavsen's Trio is always restrained, subtle, tasteful. |
Tord Gustavsen Trio
Opening [ ECM / CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] On the album Opening, Tord Gustavsen reveals a fresh angle to his particularly unique trio investigations into Scandinavian folk hymns, gospel, chorale and jazz, as he introduces a different voice on bass. With a new fellow-traveller on board and... |
Tord Gustavsen Trio
The Other Side [ ECM / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] "This is the chill-out as a state of grace, and it can go as deep as you like. Sublime," wrote the Independent on Sunday of the Gustavsen's trio's Being There, released in 2007. Over the last decade Tord has explored other ensemble forms and formats,... |
Tord Gustavsen Trio
What Was Said [ ECM / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] What Was Said brings new colours to Tord Gustavsen's musical palette. His new project introduces the entrancing German-Afghan vocalist Simin Tander, and builds upon the subtle understanding of his long musical association with drummer Jarle... |
GIULIANI
Boccherini: Six Trios Op. 1 & Six Sinfonias Op.35 Trio Arcophon & I Filarmonici di Bologna, Angelo Ephrikian [ Newton Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] |
Trio Azteca & De Norte A Sur
The Best of Mexico [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN / LEONID GOROKHOV
Haydn: Piano Trios II / Gorokhov: For Gaspard Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] Described by Gramophone as 'an album of joyous, imaginative music-making that whets the appetite for future instalments', the first volume of Trio Gaspard's Haydn cycle was enthusiastically received by buyers and critics alike. As in the case of that... |
Trio Hugo Diaz
Tango Argentino [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The great Hugo Díaz and partners deliver an an album of passionate Tangos by Astor Piazzolla, Agustín Bardi, Héctor Stamponi etc. Here are some of the titles in this collection: Verano porteño, La Trapera, Los Mareados, Adiós Nonino, Milonga de mis... |
GUDMUNDSEN / HOLMGREEN / HEGAARD / KOCH / NIELSEN / NORHOLM
Five Danish Piano Trios Trio Ismena [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] "[The Gudmundsen-Holmgreen] piece is worth the price of the disc alone, and suggests that Nielsen's legacy of individuality has eclipsed Gade's ideas of conformity when it comes to Denmark's most worthy 21st-century music" Gramophone Magazine, Januar |
TRADITIONAL
Rimur Trio Mediaeval & Arve Henriksen (trumpet) [ ECM / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] "if the idea of a semi-distant Nordic cousin to Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble's 'Officium' series appeals, this is worth procuring" (Gramophone) |
Trio Mocoto
Trio Mocotó (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 1/Mar/2019 ] Essential and sought-after Brazilian samba-jazz classic. |
PETERIS VASKS
Vasks: Works for Piano Trio Trio Palladio [ Ondine / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "The performance from these Latvian musicians is as soulful as could be imagined...[Plainscapes] - with exquisite gradations of vibrato from the two strings - is invested with rare space, profundity and a sense of deep personal need." Gramophone |
LEON BOELLMANN / ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
By Heart and Soul Trio Pohadka [ CD - released 18/Jul/2013 ] Trio Pohadka consists of a mix of a professional musician, a doctor and a cancer researcher who enjoy working together and are passionate about promoting high quality music to all audiences. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios [Nos 14, 18, 21, 26 & 31] Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] "There is enough clarity around each instrument to make every line audible, which hasn't necessarily been the case in the Wanderer's previous recordings of Romantic music" Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2018 |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trio no.1 op.99 / Piano Trio no.2 op.100 Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 22/Feb/2008 ] "With these recordings the Trio Wanderer made their debut in 2000, and were greeted with remarks about 'near-Beethovenian' voltage…here, indeed, the Trio live up to their name by responding with a sure touch to Schubert's sad wanderer rhythm.". |
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: Piano trio (with Liszt - Elegies) Trio Wanderer [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] "What a fascinating issue this is. The combination of arrangements and original compositions variously for piano, violin and cello by Liszt and Smetana's marvellous G minor Piano Trio is appropriate...The Wanderer Trio are very successful in the six... |