Gál, Shostakovich: Piano Trios
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HANS GAL / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Gál, Shostakovich: Piano Trios
Briggs Piano Trio
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Release Date: Friday 17 August 2018
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Continuing AVIE's acclaimed and influential series of recordings of the music of Austrian émigré Hans Gál, this latest release brings together two of today's most eminent Gál interpreters, Sarah Beth Briggs and Kenneth Woods with violin virtuoso David Juritz for a recording of Gál's breathtakingly lyrical Piano Trio in E major and his witty Variations on a Popular Viennese Tune. Gál's music and destiny was shaped by war and political upheaval, as was that of Dmitri Shostakovich, whose Piano Trio in E minor, one of the monuments of 20th century chamber music, is a harrowing souvenir of the times in which it was written.
"If you think of Korngold, you'll be in the right area: lush harmonies, soaring melodies and an expert compositional technique. The Briggs Trio responds to the style with enormous affection, following the mood changes from passionate to witty with eagle ears, and it sounds as if they have been living with the music for a long time. For capturing their wide tonal and dynamic palette in the recording, the producer and engineer, Simon Fox-Gál - the composer's grandson - deserves a special mention." BBC Music
"The playing throughout [the Gál] is simply exquisite: yes, it is a beautifully written gift for the three performers; but Briggs, David Juritz and Kenneth Woods make the most of it…The coupling of Shostakovich's Second Trio provides the greatest possible contrast…Recommended with all possible enthusiasm." Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2018
Tracks:
Hans Gál (1890 - 1987)
Piano Trio in E, Op. 18 (28.41)
1. I. Tranquillo ma con moto (11.58)
2. II. Allegro violento (5.42)
3. III. Adagio mesto (11.01)
4.Variationen über eine Wiener Heurigenmelodie, Op. 9 (7.10)
(Variations on a Popular Viennese Tune)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67 (27.08)
5. I. Andante (7.36)
6. II. Allegro con brio (3.05)
7. III. Largo (5.15) - Hans Gál Concerto for Piano & Orchestra
8. IV. Allegretto (11.12) Mozart Piano Concerto No. 22, K482
