The Poulenc Trio - Creation (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): I. Pastorale [First Leaf]
02. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): II. Ballet [Story]
03. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): III. Minuet [Old World]
04. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): IV. Fugue [Creation]
05. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): V. Pantomime [Sunday]
06. Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": I. Allegro con brio
07. Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": II. Adagio
08. Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": III. Tema con variazioni "Pria ch'io l'impegno". Allegretto
09. Triptych for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano: I. Moderato - Allegro
10. Triptych for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano: II. Adagio
11. Triptych for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano: III. Scherzo
12. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): I. Pastorale
13. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): II. Ballet
14. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): III. Minuet
15. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): IV. Fugue
16. Suite in the Old Style, Op. 80 (Arr. M. Krutik for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano): V. Pantomime



The ever-impressive Poulenc Trio is a first-rate chamber ensemble comprised of distinguished oboe, bassoon, and piano virtuosos. In this – the group’s debut recording for Delos – we are treated to a fascinating and beautifully played program centered on works by Russian master Alfred Schnittke alongside music both old and new by Beethoven and Spain’s Octavio Vasquez.

The two Schnittke pieces are actually different versions of the same arresting work, Suite in the Old Style, written after this erstwhile “bad boy” of Soviet-era music had abandoned his radically serial style in favor of a more accessible approach. The first version pairs each of its five movements with a poem by award-winning poet Lia Purpura (from her collection It Shouldn’t Have Been Beautiful ), while the second omits the poetry.

The remaining works are Beethoven’s charming “Gassenhauer” Trio and the Triptych for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano – a captivating piece that Vasquez composed specifically for the Poulenc Trio, which is committed to commissioning, performing, and recording new works from living composers.

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