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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL / FLORENT SCHMITT
Debussy/Ravel/Schmitt: French Piano Trios Vol. 1 Joachim Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "This finely played and recorded new disc from Naxos is worth every penny of its super-bargain price." (Gramophone) |
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SERGEY TANEYEV / ALEXANDER BORODIN
Taneyev / Borodin: Piano Trios Delta Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2017 ] Sergey Taneyev was a distinguished pianist and influential educator, succeeding Tchaikovsky as professor at the Moscow Conservatory and counting Scriabin and Rachmaninov among his students. The Piano Trio Op. 22 is a demonstration of Taneyev's... |
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CARL NIELSEN
Nielsen: Chamber Music Volume 1 (Incls Piano Trio in G major) Diamant Ensemble, Trio Ondine [ Dacapo / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] "It is all extremely well played, beautifully recorded and well documented." Gramophone Magazine |
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JOHN PSATHAS
Helix / Kartsigar / Songs for Simon Donald Nicolson / New Zealand String Quartet / NZ Trio / John Psathas [ Rattle Records / CD - released 29/Mar/2011 ] Helix is a truly 21st century album. Inspired by an eclectic range of musical interests, the album takes the listener on a millennia-leaping journey, from the sounds of the ancient Mediterranean, through the dance music of 18th century Italy, to the... |
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BEDRICH SMETANA / ANTONIN DVORAK
Smetana / Dvorak: Piano Trio in G minor / Slavonic Dances Dvorak Trio [ Supraphon / CD - released 18/Oct/2013 ] "The Dvorak Trio bring drama to the craggy opening of Smetana's Trio...All in all, it's a fine reading of this remarkable work." (BBC Music) |
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SCHIFRIN / SCHULLER / SHAPIRO
Schifrin / Schuller / Shapiro: Piano Trios Eaken Piano Trio [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] These three works are very enjoyable and mix well as a program. |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
The Best of Malcolm Arnold East Winds; English Piano Trio; Maggini Quartet; Raphael Wallfisch (cello); Carl Raven (saxophone); English Northern Philharmonia, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Sir Malcolm Arnold was one of the most gifted British composers of his generation. His music communicates directly with listeners through its rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration, with melodies that are eloquent, memorable and catchy. |
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HAROLD MELTZER
Meltzer: Brion / Sindbad / Exiles Elizabeth Farnum (soprano) / Gregory Hesselink (cello) / John Shirley-Quirk (narrator) / Cygnus Ensemble / The Peabody Trio / Sequitur / James Baker [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "[Brion] is a haunting, quirky and continually inventive chamber work for a small ensemble including guitar and mandolin. It receives an elegant, colorful performance on a splendid recording of four fascinating chamber and vocal works by Mr.... |
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BRAHMS
Complete Piano Trios Eskar Trio [ CPO Records / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2011 ] The Eskar Trio was founded in 1994 and has gone on to establish itself as one of the leading Danish chamber music ensembles and to celebrate major successes on its foreign concert tours. |
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FRIEDRICH KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Trios for 3 Flutes European Flute Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Apr/2007 ] The German-born composer Friedrich Kuhlau settled in Copenhagen, where he made a name for himself in spite of continuing financial problems. Although not a flautist himself, he is known in particular for his considerable contribution to flute... |
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MICHAEL NYMAN
Piano Trios: Chamber Music Vol. I Fidelio Trio [ Michael Nyman / CD - released 29/Oct/2012 ] Poczatek contains five movements derived from the score to the film of the same name including selected extracts from classic Polish feature and documentary films of the 50s, 60s and 70s. |
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ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold: Piano Trio, Op. 1 (with Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4) Fidelio Trio: Darragh Morgan (violin), Robin Michael (cello) & Mary Dullea (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] "Korngold and Schoenberg's artistic intention is heard through the undulations of emotion, influences and layers of interpretation." MusicWeb |
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ERNEST JOHN MOERAN
Moeran: Chamber Work Fidelio Trio, with Nicky Sweeney (violin) [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] Ernest Moeran's love for Ireland and absorption of its music and musicians led to the composer living on the island of Valentia for two years while later making Kenmare his second home from around 1934 until his death there in 1950. |
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DARON HAGEN
Hagen: Complete Piano Trios Finisterra Trio [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 19/Oct/2010 ] |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat D929 (Incls first version of final movement) Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Jul/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (October 2002) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "The fabulous Florestan find thrills and refinement for a Saint-Saëns stunner. This marvellous trio have that effect on their fans. Their restrained, delicate playing always leads to a cleverly calculated but deeply felt emotional pay-off." Editor's... |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Music for Piano Trio Vol. 3 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] "From the urgent bristling opening the Florestan leaves you in no doubt that this is music of an impetuous young man relishing his virtuoso command of materials….for all their pace and lightness, these performances never sound rushed." ***** Five... |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Music for Piano Trio Vol 4 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] 'With the Florestan Trio's fourth and last Hyperion CD of Beethoven's complete piano trios you enter the Elysian Fields almost straight away … This Hyperion series has already been so rapturously received that the pleasures of this last disc come as... |
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SCHUBERT
Piano Trio in B flat, Nocturne in E flat major, D897, etc The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002)- "Is there a better trio than the Florestan playing today? All three members are consummate artists, outstanding instrumentalists, and ensemble players to the manner born, but it's the playing of pianist... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Trios 1 & 2 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] 'Enchantment strikes straight away. There's that clean freshness and bounce, the trio's trademark. There's Dvorák himself, strongly lyrical and folksy at the start of his Op 21 Piano Trio. The players balance one another: Richard Lester's cradling... |