[ Black Box / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 6 December 2004
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"This performance by the Barbican Piano Trio is very fine, with special guests Jan Peter Schmolk on violin and James Boyd on viola. The group plays with unwavering feeling and finesse, showing a sensitive ear for the work's shifting moods and general unease."
- MusicWeb Recording of the Month jan 2005
"The Barbican Piano Trio is one of the most audience-friendly chamber ensembles working in Britain today"
- The Strad
"This performance by the Barbican Piano Trio is very fine, with special guests Jan Peter Schmolk on violin and James Boyd on viola. The group plays with unwavering feeling and finesse, showing a sensitive ear for the work's shifting moods and general unease."
- MusicWeb Recording of the Month jan 2005
Black Box presents moving 20th-century Russian chamber works by Schnittke, in outstanding performances.
Jan Peter Schmolk is a former prize-winner of the German Young Musician of the Year.
James Boyd, a founder member of the Vellinger Quartet, has appeared as a regular guest with many ensembles including the Endellion, Wihan and Szymanowski Quartets, the Barbican and Florestan Piano Trios, and the Nash Ensemble, Capricorn and the London Sinfonietta.
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