Piano Trios By Smetana, Novak, Suk / Smetana Trio

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Label: SUPRAPHON
Catalog: SU3810
Format: CD

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Novák, V: Trio for piano, violin & cello in D minor, Op. 27 'Quasi una ballata' Smetana: Trio in G minor Suk: Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 2

After the death of pianist and trio founder Josef Palenicek (1991), his son, cellist Jan Palenicek, took up leadership of the ensemble. Today, the members of the Smetana Trio follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, combining trio repertoire with solo numbers in the glorious tradition of this chamber group. - This recording of trios by Czech composers is an excellent showcase for the artistic qualities of the ensemble. The individual pieces are imbued with the full-blooded musicianship of top artists. - The youngest member of the trio, Jana Novakova joined the ensemble in 2003, immediately becoming an equal partner to Jitka Cechova and Jan Palenicek. - "...the Smetana Trio's performance was marked by rare and outstanding ensemble playing. All the members of the trio have soloist abilities that lent a feeling of one great combined solo in the most extreme moments." Fränkischer Tag -Bamberg "Bedrich Smetana's G minor Piano Trio: Chills ran down our spines from the first phrase..." Süddeutsche Zeitung The Smetana Trio with a characteristic new recording of Czech trios.

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