E. Chausson - Piano Trios - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Following on from their acclaimed Resonus debut the Fidelio Trio continues it's exploration of the French piano trio with this impressive new recording of works by Gabriel Fauré, Ernest Chausson, and Erik Satie. Chausson's opulent and lyrical Op. 3 piano trio from 1881 is joined by Fauré's only work in the genre - the heartfelt Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120 - composed during the latter part of his life. The album is completed with arrangements by John White of works by Erik Satie - selections from his only liturgical work, the Messe des Pauvres, and the incidental music to his own play, Le Piège de Méduse. The 'virtuosic Fidelio Trio' (The Sunday Times) is Darragh Morgan, violin, Adi Tal, cello and Mary Dullea, piano. Shortlisted for the 2016 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards, the Fideliio Trio is an enthusiastic champion of the piano trio genre, performing the widest possible range of repertoire on concert stages across the world; it has broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3, RTE Lyric FM, WQXR, and featured on a Sky Arts documentary.

The Trio Metral, in it's new lineup of Victor Metral (piano), Nathan Mierdl (violin) and Laure-Hélène Michel (cello) - three born chamber musicians - offers us a passionate and exciting reading of two masterpieces of the French repertory. The group has won prizes at numerous international competitions, and in 2017 was awarded First Prize at the Joseph Haydn International Competition in Vienna, in addition to the Audience Prize and the prize for the best interpretation of Haydn trios. Following this success, the Trio Metral was invited to perform at the Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein in 2017 and at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2018. Album Tracks 1. Chausson Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3 - Pas Trop Lent. Animé 2. Chausson Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3 - Vite 3. Chausson Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3 - Assez Lent 4. Chausson Piano Trio in G minor, Op.3 - Animé 5. Ravel Piano Trio in a Minor, M67 - Modéré 6. Ravel Piano Trio in a Minor, M67 - Pantoum. Assez Vif 7. Ravel Piano Trio in a Minor, M67 - Passacaille. TRÈS Large 8. Ravel Piano Trio in a Minor, M67 - Final. Animé

Album Tracks 1. Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8, CT. 206 Allegro Con Fuoco 2. Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8, CT. 206 Scherzo 3. Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8, CT. 206 Adagio Sostenuto 4. Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 8, CT. 206 Finale Allegretto 5. Tristia, from Vallée D'obermann (III), for Violin, Cello & Piano, S. 378C (LW D18) 6. Introduction and Polonaise Brillante for Cello & Piano in C Major, Op. 3, CT. 148