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SIR HUBERT PARRY
Parry: Piano Trio No 2 / Piano Quartet Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] After a successful rehearsal of his piano quartet in 1879, Parry declared that he was 'wild with delight'. He could have been no less enthusiastic on hearing this dynamic account from the Leonore Piano Trio with violist Rachel Roberts. |
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ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Piano Trios Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Feb/2014 ] "The Leonores play with truly glorious affection and security, and it is hard to imagine playing of a greater empathy." (Gramophone) |
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JOHANN PETER PIXIS
Pixis: Piano Trios Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] "the excellent Leonore Trio make a good case for these trios (possibly the best that is ever likely to be made) and they are very decently recorded." MusicWeb |
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W.A. MOZART
Divertimento K563 & Duo K424 Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 'eclipses Grumiaux as my top recommendation in both works'-BBC Music Magazine - |
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TANEYEV
String Trios Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "It would be hard to over-praise the Leopold Trio's performances. Agility and all-round aplomb? Check. Warmth and colour? Check. Structural and idiomatic awareness? Check. Fine recording quality and helpful annotation… too; so no reason not to... |
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J. S. BACH
Goldberg Variations, BWV988 The Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2011 ] "Captivating, mesmerising, and life-enhancing." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Oct 2011) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: 'Trout' Quintet & String Trios Leopold String Trio with Paul Lewis (piano) Graham Mitchell (double bass) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] 'one of the finest modern Trouts available. As with their Mozart, their Schubert benefits from scrupulous attention to detail, a keen sense of the music's drama and a deeply rewarding expressive response to this imperishable masterpiece … exquisitely... |
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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Sextet / Clarinet Quartet / Cello Divertimento Michel Lethiec (clarinet) Arto Noras (cello) Markus Maskuniitty (horn) / Bruno Pasquier Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2003 ] "..Memorable...There is much rewarding listening here. Recommended." MusicWeb |
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MOZART
Mozart: Piano Quartets Paul Lewis (piano), Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/May/2003 ] |
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BEETHOVEN / VOŘIŠEK
Beethoven & Vořišek Lobkowicz Trio / Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra / Petr Popelka (conductor) [ Rubicon / CD - released 25/Mar/2022 ] The Lobkowicz Trio are Jan Mráček violin and leader of the Czech Philharmonic, Lukas Klansky piano & Ivan Vokac associate principal cellist of the Czech Philharmonic. Beethoven's Triple Concerto is his take on the old 18th century Sinfonia... |
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ALBINONI
Sonate da Chiesa Op 4 / Trattenimenti Armonici Op 6 The Locatelli trio [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'These discs will be a revelation to those who honor Corelli... here is his compositional successor. Superb notes by Michael Talbot complement this sumptuous set of golden treasures. Warmly recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
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LOCATELLI
Sonatas, Op 8 The Locatelli trio with Elizabeth Wallfisch & Rachel Isserlis (violins) [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] "The performances are altogether admirable; no one who admires good violin playing will want to miss Elizabeth Wallfisch's crisp, rhythmic playing, her precise articulation or her impeccable intonation or indeed her general command of the style and... |
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VERACINI
Sonata Accademiche Op 2 The Locatelli Trio (with Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin) [ 3 CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] 'Fascinatingly inventive works, showing their little-known composer as a great deal more than a historical figure. The recording is vividly real and immediate' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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JS BACH / MJELVA / LULLY / BAILLIE / COUPERIN / RYDVALL
Bach to Folk Lodestar Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] Lodestar Trio blaze a trail with their unprecedented 'baroque meets folk' repertoire. With renewed interpretations of baroque classics (Bach, Lully, Couperin…), folk tunes and new compositions, they push the boundaries of their mystical and magical... |
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TOMAS BRETON
Bretón: Piano Trio / 4 Spanish Pieces Lom Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jul/2008 ] "Bretón's countrymen offer a delightful taster of the Spaniard's chamber works… this inexpensive newcomer offers an utterly delightful taster of what he has to offer." Gramophone |
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London Fortepiano Trio
Mozart;Six Piano Trios [ Hyperion / 3 CD ] |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Scottish & Welsh Folksongs Lorna Anderson (soprano) & Jamie MacDougall (tenor) / Ensemble Haydn Trio Eisenstadt [ Brilliant Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2010 ] 'Lorna Anderson and Jamie MacDougall are the ideal singers, both with a healthy, natural resonance, intelligent relish for the texts and unfailingly reliable intonation.' Gramophone. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Scottish & Welsh Folksongs Vol 3 Lorna Anderson (soprano) & Jamie MacDougall (tenor) / Ensemble Haydn Trio Eisenstadt [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2010 ] |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Scottish Songs Vol 5 (folksong arrangements) Lorna Anderson (soprano) / Jamie MacDougall (tenor) / Haydn Trio Eisenstadt [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] This important and charming set is the fifth of six volumes (totalling 18CDs in all) which gather together Joseph Haydn's arrangements of British folksongs. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Scottish Songs Vol 6 (folksong arrangements) Lorna Anderson (soprano) / Jamie MacDougall (tenor) / Haydn Trio Eisenstadt [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] 'In the vigorous songs he (MacDougal) is excellent...Equally consistent is the standard of performance. The singers ideally suited to their tasks, the instrumentalists unfailingly lively and stylish in their playing' (Gramophone) |