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NIKOLAY ROSLAVETS / DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH
History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 10 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Nikolay Roslavets was one of the great musical innovators of the 1920s, described by Stravinsky as 'the most interesting Russian composer of the 20th century,' but vilified by the Soviet regime on account of his constant experimentation. His Piano... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2 Busch Trio [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] For this second volume of their complete Beethoven piano trios, the Busch Trio illustrates the great variety that the composer was able to draw from an ensemble of just three instruments. The Trio in G Major, begun in 1793, is the second of three... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN / HELENA WINKELMAN
Haydn: Complete Piano Trios Vol.5 / Winkelman: Threesome in a High-den Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] One of the most sought-after young chamber ensembles of its type, Trio Gaspard is praised for its unique and fresh approach to the score, one recent recording prompting The Times to conclude: 'Kaleidoscopic textures and sprightly wit, wonderfully... |
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David Friesen Trio
Another Time Another Place [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Recorded live in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the CJC jazz club in Auckland at the end of their 2015 tour, Reuben Bradley (drums), Dixon Nacey (guitar), and American bass playing legend David Friesen deliver a 70 minute set of full-on... |
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PIAZZOLLA / ALBINONI / BEETHOVEN / DVORAK / RACHMANINOV / VILLA-LOBOS / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Best of Eroica Trio Eroica Trio [ EMI Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2004 ] The Eroica Trio have toured and recorded widely, and released six recordings for Angel/EMI Classics Records, garnering multiple Grammy Award nominations. This is a selection from these recordings. |
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James Brandon Lewis Trio
Apple Cores [ Anti- / CD - released 7/Feb/2025 ] Apple Cores is the latest full-length album from New York tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, "one of the fiercest sounds in jazz today" (The Guardian) with a "penchant for unbound exploration" (Pitchfork) Informed by the rhythms and textures... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Katharina Konradi - Insomnia Katharina Konradi (soprano), Trio Gaspard [ Berlin Classics / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] "Insomnia is a persistent or recurrent sleeplessness. When we sleep fitfully or lie awake night after night, we conjure up all manner of images, fantasies and feelings, which in the hours of darkness or twilight mostly seem confused, larger than life... |
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WOLDEMAR BARGIEL
Bargiel: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] The name of Woldemar Bargiel may be little known today - although he was the half-brother of Clara Schumann, no less - but he was highly regarded by Brahms and the Schumanns. These are two delightful, richly melodic works. |
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MIKE NOCK
Vicissitudes Mike Nock Trio / NZTrio [ Rattle Records / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Mike Nock (ONZM) is an internationally recognised master of jazz. His trio, with Christchurch-born bassist Brett Hirst and Australian drummer James Waples, is one of the top modern jazz groups in Australasia. NZTrio is New Zealand's leading piano... |
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Nairobi Trio
Collection [ Ode Records / CD - released 16/Mar/2009 ] NT's eighth album is a mixture of skillfully crafted original pieces; "Firth Of Forth", "Blue Mamba" and Jazz favourites including "My Favourite Things" and Van Morrison's "Someone Like You". |