Various Artists - Mahnkpf: Pegaso Memor Sum / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The series, the first of it's kind to occur on American soil since 1971, may be approaching it's conclusion, but the plaudits keep coming in for the Mendelssohn Piano Trio's multi-volume Joseph Haydn complete Piano Trio series, now at it's sixth volume with this . Founded 1997, the Trio has performed over 500 concerts across the globe and more seen the of more than a dozen albums, much of it, as here, released on the Centaur tag. Inch... beautifully measured - warm, sonorous and lively - and the recording is very natural and spacious.Inch (Audiophilia; Haydn Vol. 4 (CRC 3392))

Memorias is clair-obscur's birthday present for Astor Piazzolla, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2021. This album provides the listener with comprehensive insights into Piazzolla's musical environment. A novel, unexpected musical context allows us to hear Piazzolla's music in a different way, with a fresh approach. It is obvious why the four musicians from Berlin are called Inchclair-obscurInch. Clair-obscur, a painting technique from the Renaissance, in which opposing light and dark tones are used to symbolize heavenly and earthly elements, is the visual equivalent of the sounds the quartet draw from their instruments on the one hand, warm, intense and clear, and on the other harsh, aggressive and robust. These two poles can also be found in the composition of the quartet two female and 2 male musicians in one ensemble create a unique musical energy.

Various Artists - Music / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/23/2002