Ensemble Avalon - Piano Trios (2012)

Tracklist

01. Arnold Bax - Piano Trio in B flat major: Allegro con brio
02. Arnold Bax - Piano Trio in B flat major: Adagio (alla breve) con moto
03. Arnold Bax - Piano Trio in B flat major: Tempo moderato e molto ritmico
04. Leonard Bernstein - Piano Trio op.2: Adagio non troppo - piu mosso
05. Leonard Bernstein - Piano Trio op.2: Tempo di marcia
06. Leonard Bernstein - Piano Trio op.2: Allegro vivo e molto ritmico
07. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major op. 70 'Ghost': Allegro vivace e con brio
08. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major op. 70 'Ghost': Largo assai ed espressivo
09. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio in D major op. 70 'Ghost': Presto

"Their performance drew raucous appreciation from [the audience] and marks this fine young trio as one to watch" The Irish Times

This CD of PIANO TRIOS on the RTÉ lyric fm label is the debut release from one of the most exciting classical music groups to have emerged from Ireland in recent years. ENSEMBLE AVALON has garnered universal praise for their interpretation of repertoire ranging from Fauré, Ravel and Beethoven to Korngold, Franck and Bernstein.

The Irish Examiner lauded their technical, musical and emotional maturity; The Sunday Business Post stated that it would be hard find a better reflection of the flowering of musical talent in Ireland than Ensemble Avalon; The Irish Times says that the group's sense of balance seemed to extend beyond mere volume levels to deeper issues of performing style.

On ENSEMBLE AVALON: PIANO TRIOS all of these qualities come to the fore in three very different but complementary works by Bax, Bernstein and Beethoven. The first composition by Anglo-Irish composer Arnold Bax has rarely been recorded, while Bernstein's composition is a little known example of his brash youthful style. Beethoven's 'Ghost' Trio is a cornerstone of the repertoire that receives a fresh insight on this recording.

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