Morgenstern Trio - Tailleferre Fontyn & Ravel - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Named after the German poet Christian Morgenstern, the Franco-German InchMorgenstern TrioInch has selected a InchtriadInch of Franco-Belgian composers for their new CD, centered around Ravel's Piano Trio in A Minor (1914). Violinist, pianist and teacher Kolja Lessing, a friend of the trio, drew their attention to the two relatively unknown works by Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) and Jacqueline Fontyn (born in 1930). For the three trio members, the main point of interest lay not so much in certain traits of style or character these three Franco-Belgian works might eventually share, nor in the fact that two of the composers are women. Instead, their goal was to explore aspects of historical context and mutual influence among composers. InchRavel wrote his trio in 1914, and Tailleferre the first version of her trio two years later. We thought it would be particularly worthwhile to find out how two French-speaking composers, both known to be admirers of Ravel, wrote in this genre. Album Tracks 1. Piano Trio I. Allegro Animato 3 49 2. Piano Trio II. Allegro Vivace 3 17 3. Piano Trio III. Moderato 3 19 4. Piano Trio IV. TRÈS Animé 3 23 5. Piano Trio I. Allegro 3 35 6. Piano Trio II. Adagio Assai 3 35 7. Piano Trio III. Fuga 2 25 8. Piano Trio IV. Allegro Risoluto 3 19 9. Piano Trio in a Minor, M. 67 I. Modéré 10 02 10. Piano Trio in a Minor, M. 67 II. Pantoum - Assez Vif 4 10 11. Piano Trio in a Minor, M. 67 III. Passacaille - TRÈS Large 7 54 12. Piano Trio in a Minor, M. 67 IV. Final - Animé 5 25