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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Quartets K478 & K493 Paul Lewis (piano) / Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die - "For anyone who responds to Mozart's piano concertos, these charming works might almost be considered two bonuses to the cycle. They are superbly played here." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2003) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Trio Fontenay, Jaap Schroder (violin), Wouter Moller (cello), Bob van Asperen (harpsichord), Andrew Manze (violin) [ Teldec Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 19/May/2008 ] "If the Fontenay seem more attuned to Haydn's inwardness and lyricism than to his animal spirits, there's much to savour in these affectionate, thoughtfully characterized readings, truthfully captured by Teldec's engineers." (Gramophone on the Trio... |
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Trio Fontenay
Brahms: Piano Trios 3 & 4 [ Teldec Apex / CD ] "The members of the Trio Fontenay, like other first-class chamber players, know how to meld into a unified, responsive ensemble without losing their distinctive timbres - the piano tone gleaming, well-supported piano tone, that of the violin... |
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DVORAK
Piano Trios Trio Fontenay [ Warner Apex / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2007 ] "These four beautiful works, which range from the lyrical and cheerful to the intense and even the bleak, especially in the grim and severe Piano Trio No. 3, has never been better performed and recorded than on these two wonderful discs." BBC Music... |
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NIKOLAI ROSLAVETS
Roslavets: Piano Trios 2-4 Trio Fontenay [ Warner Apex / CD - released 26/Jan/2009 ] "From the brooding Scriabinesque chromaticism of the Second to the more percussive Prokofiev-inspired Fourth, Roslavets's Trios provide a fascinating chronicle of the turbulent musical climate during the early years of the Soviet Union." (BBC Music) |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano & Chamber Music (Incls 24 Preludes & Fugues & Piano Quintet in G minor) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Lilya Zilberstein (piano) Olli Mustonen (piano) Lynn Harrell (cello) Fitzwilliam String Quartet / Beaux Arts Trio [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] Shostakovich wrote music in all genres but it is for the 15 Symphonies and 15 String Quartets that he is held in the highest esteem and for which he produced some of his greatest works |
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Wes Montgomery with The Wynton Kelly Trio
Smokin' at the Half Note [ Verve Records / CD - released 21/Mar/2005 ] Considered the best recorded performance by one of the most inventive guitarists in history, this European import CD includes several tracks which were left off the original LP. |
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Ahmad Jamal Trio
Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing - But Not For Me (LP) [ WaxTime / LP - released 10/Mar/2023 ] The tapes for this album released in 1958 were made on January 16, 1958, at the Pershing Lounge of Chicago's Pershing Hotel and each set played that night was recorded, a total of 43 tracks, of which 8 were selected by Jamal for the album |
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Ahmad Jamal Trio
Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra + Bonus Track (Newly Remastered, 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Edition With Deluxe Inner Sleeves) [ Wax Time / Intermusic / LP - released 6/Jul/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl reissue. |
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Ahmad Jamal Trio
At the Pershing (LP) [ Wax Time / LP - released 5/Mar/2012 ] |
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Ahmad Jamal Trio
Complete Live At The Pershing Lounge 1958 [ CD ] |
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Aka Trio (Antonio Forcione, Seckou Keita & Adriano Adewale )
Joy [ Bendigedig / CD - released 23/Apr/2019 ] Antonio Forcione, Seckou Keita and Adriano Adewale Itauna come from three different continents - Europe, South America and Africa. All virtuosos in their own right, they grew up in three different landscapes, speaking three different languages, and... |
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Alan Broadbent Trio
Over The Fence [ Ode Records / CD - released 11/Aug/2008 ] Alan Broadbent was born in Auckland, New Zealand and in 1966, at the age of 19, received a Downbeat Magazine scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1969 he was asked to join Woody Herman's band as his pianist and arranger for 3... |
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Alkaline Trio
Damnesia (LP) [ Epitaph / 2 LP - released 18/Jul/2011 ] |
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Alkaline Trio
Is This Thing Cursed? (LP) [ Epitaph / LP - released 19/Oct/2018 ] Alkaline Trio's 'Is This Thing Cursed?' is the band's 9th studio release and their first new music in 5 years. Produced and mixed by Cameron Webb, Is This Thing Cursed? is the first Alkaline Trio album written almost entirely in the studio. It's... |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Piano Trio No 2 / Quartets Brian Hawkins (viola) / Allegri Quartet & Tunnell Trio [ Lyrita / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "Frank Bridge's exploratory late chamber works can sound reticent, elusive in performance. Not here: fire, drama and intense fantasy abound, but there's no lack of refined control or shaping intelligence. Excellent recordings, Strongly recommended." |
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JOHN HARBISON
Harbison: Piano Trios / Gatsby Etudes / The Violist's Notebook / 10 Micro-Waltzes Amelia Piano Trio [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 26/Feb/2007 ] |
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JOHN HARBISON
Harbison: Piano Trios / Gatsby Etudes / The Violist's Notebook / 10 Micro-Waltzes Amelia Piano Trio [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Apr/2007 ] Harbison is one of America's most accomplished musicians, with four symphonies, three operas and a Pulitzer Prize-winning cantata to his credit. Of his Piano Trio No. 2, Harbison writes: '[It] makes little contact with the Mozart-to-Shostakovich... |
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Anat Fort Trio
And If [ ECM / CD - released 23/Aug/2010 ] |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios Vol. 5 Aquinas Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Feb/2022 ] Haydn worked during a period that witnessed a great deal of stylistic change, including the evolution of keyboard instruments from the harpsichord to the pianoforte with its hammer action and greater dynamic flexibility. |