Busch Trio - Ravel & Shostakovich: Piano Trios (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Piano Trio, M. 67: I. Modéré
02. Piano Trio, M. 67: II. Pantoum. Assez vif
03. Piano Trio, M. 67: III. Passacaille. Très large
04. Piano Trio, M. 67: IV. Final. Animé
05. Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67: I. Andante. Moderato
06. Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67: II. Allegro con brio
07. Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67: III. Largo
08. Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto - Adagio



Ravel composed his Piano Trio M67 j ust before enlisting voluntarily in the First World War. Inspired by the Basque country and its zortziko dance, the Trio ends with a sombre, almost anguished fourth movement. A mood inspired by the impending war? In his Piano Trio No.2 , op.67 , Shostakovich too is affected by the horrors of war and the death of a close friend. For the first time in the Russian composer’s output, we hear a Jewish theme, a danse macabre echoing the terrible events of the time. Another point in common between the two works is that both include a passacaglia. For the Busch Trio, it was self-evident that these two heart-rending works should be brought together on the same album.

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