Musical Remembrances - Rachmaninoff Brahms Ravel Piano Trios Neave Trio

• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Trio élégiaque No. 1:
• 1 Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque No. 1 14:10
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8:
• 2 Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brio 14:25
• 3 Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: II. Scherzo 05:54
• 4 Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: III. Adagio 09:02
• 5 Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 06:25
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Piano Trio, M. 67:
• 6 Ravel: Piano Trio, M. 67: I. Modéré 09:28
• 7 Ravel: Piano Trio, M. 67: II. Pantoum 04:19
• 8 Ravel: Piano Trio, M. 67: III. Passacaille 08:11
• 9 Ravel: Piano Trio, M. 67: IV. Final 04:57
• Total Runtime 01:16:51

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Hailed by the magazine BBC Music for its ‘generous and warm-hearted, utterly beguiling playing’, the Neave Trio has emerged as one of the finest young ensembles of its generation. It has been praised by WQXR Radio in New York City for its ‘bright and radiant music making’, described by The Strad as having ‘elegant phrasing and deft control of textures’, and praised by The New York Times for its ‘excellent performances’. Here, the trio presents a programme of music connected by the theme of Remembrance. Rachmaninoff’s early first piano trio was inspired by Tchaikovsky’s trio in A minor, and shows illuminating glimpses of the mature composer to come. The elegiac mood of Rachmaninoff’s work is matched by that of Brahms’s first trio – again an early composition – which was inspired by the composer’s (unrequited) feelings for Clara Schumann. Ravel’s only piano trio was composed in 1914, as France was being drawn into the horrors of the first world war. Ravel draws extensively on the rhythms and forms of his native Basque musical traditions, while the title of the second movement, ‘Pantoum’, refers to a form of traditional Malaysian poetry which typically deals with two separate themes in alternation, a feature to which Ravel responds with a series of contrasting themes and textures.

Neave Trio

Neave Trio
Hailed by the magazine Fanfare as ‘having exceeded the Gold Standard and moved on to Platinum’, the Neave Trio has emerged as one of the finest young ensembles of its generation. It has been praised for its ‘bright and radiant music making’ by the critic Robert Sherman (WQXR Radio), and described as ‘a consummate ensemble’ by the Palm Beach Daily News and ‘a brilliant trio’ by MusicWeb International. Its debut at the Rockport International Chamber Music Festival was cited among the ‘Best of 2014’ by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, which wrote: ‘it is inconceivable that they will not soon be among the busiest chamber ensembles going.’ Its members originating from the US, Russia, and Japan, the Trio has performed on concert stages from Carnegie Hall in New York to venues in the UK, continental Europe, and Russia, bringing audiences to their feet and receiving the highest critical acclaim. Performances have been broadcast on radio stations across the United States and abroad, notably on American Public Media’s Performance Today, The McGraw-Hill Financial Young Artists Showcase on WQXR Radio (New York), as well as on WGBH Radio (Boston) and WXXI and WCNY Radio (New York). Previous recordings have been met with critical acclaim, included on the 2014 ‘Want List’ in Fanfare, and made Recording of the Month by MusicWeb International. The Trio has held artist residency positions at Brown University, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, San Diego State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and Concord Academy. As part of its mission to create new pathways for classical music and engage a wider audience, the Neave Trio frequently works with artists of all mediums. Notable collaborations include the world premiere performance of Klee Musings, a work dedicated to the Trio by the American composer Augusta Read Thomas, as well as multiple award-winning productions with dance companies and filmmakers.

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