Martinu: Complete Piano Trios
Label: NAXOS Catalog: 8572251 Format: CD Arbor Piano Trio: Dmitri Vorobiev (piano), Stephen Shipps (violin) & Richard Aaron (cello)Martinu: Piano Trio No. 1 'Cinq pièces brèves', H. 193 Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor, H327 Bergerettes - Five Pieces for Violin, Cello and Piano Piano Trio No. 3 in C major, H332 Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů excelled in chamber music and made a substantial contribution to the piano trio repertoire of the twentieth century, his keen ear for balance and sonority finding here a perfect medium for his music. Trio No. 1, Cinq pièces brèves, written in an appealing and virtuosic neo-classical style in Paris in 1930, was admired by Stravinsky. Trios Nos. 2 and 3, composed in America in 1951, are more ambitious in scope and notable for their rhythmic verve and unpredictability, ingratiating themes and elegiac slow movements. Price: $19.98 |