Trio con Brio Copenhagen returns to Orchid Classics with a triptych of Russian piano trios: two works by Shostakovich framing music by Arensky. These Russian composers lived through turning points in their country's history. Arensky died in 1906, the year in which Shostakovich was born, and their output charts the trajectory of Russian and Soviet political and artistic history during those years. Arensky's ardent Piano Trio No.1 was written in 1894, when Russian Romanticism was at it's peak. Inspired by young love, the 17-year-old Shostakovich wrote his Piano Trio No.1 PoÃ¨me in 1923 in Petrograd (St. Petersburg), finding expression for strong personal emotions via a musical language influenced by film scores. Just over 20 years later, in 1944, Shostakovich wrote his Piano Trio No. 2. By making use of Jewish music for the first time, he gave the greatest tragedies of the age a voice, while at the same time creating a music that displays an irrepressible spark of life. "... both explosive and exquisitely intimate" (The Strad) "... an excellent performance all round, showcasing an airtight ensemble, but also these Danish-based musicians' flair for coloristic detail." (Gramophone)

Tracklist:

Piano Trio No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 8 "Poème"
Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 32: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 32: II. Scherzo. Allegro Molto
Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 32: III. Elegia. Adagio
Piano Trio No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 32: IV. Finale. Allegro Non Troppo
Piano Trio No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 67: I. Andante
Piano Trio No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 67: II. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Trio No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 67: III. Largo
Piano Trio No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto

UPC: 5060189561810
Label: Orchid Classics
Release Date: 11.19.21
Format: CD

Arensky / Trio Con Brio Copenhagen - Piano Trios (CD)