Vladigerov, Turina & Martin: Piano Trios Trio Imàge

• Frank Martin (1890 - 1974): Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises:
• 1 Martin: Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises: I. Allegro moderato 04:51
• 2 Martin: Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises: II. Adagio 06:01
• 3 Martin: Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises: III. Gigue (Allegro) 05:32
• Pancho Vladigerov (1899 - 1978): Piano Trio in B-Flat Minor, Op. 4:
• 4 Vladigerov: Piano Trio in B-Flat Minor, Op. 4: I. Moderato 12:58
• 5 Vladigerov: Piano Trio in B-Flat Minor, Op. 4: II. Andante cantabile 10:10
• 6 Vladigerov: Piano Trio in B-Flat Minor, Op. 4: III. Impetuoso 08:08
• Joaquín Turina (1882 - 1949): Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 76:
• 7 Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 76: I. Lento – Allegro molto moderato 06:46
• 8 Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 76: II. Molto vivace 02:29
• 9 Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 76: III. Lento – Andante mosso – Allegretto 05:20
• Total Runtime 01:02:15

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For this recording we have chosen three works written between 1916 and 1926. The different approaches and ideas of the three composers in this period marked by the First World War and its aftermath are remarkable: Frank Martin's Piano Trio, composed in 1925 during a summer stay in the Atlantic seaside resort of Capbreton, has been with us since our student days. The special melodic and sometimes complex rhythms, which - as the title of the work "Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaises" suggests - are based on Irish and Celtic folklore, are challenging, but awaken our joy of playing anew every time!

Two of us, Gergana and Pavlin, have been familiar with Pancho Vladigerov's music since early childhood. His single, massive Piano Trio in A minor captivates us with its original melody and harmony. Although completed in Berlin, we also discover clear traces of Bulgarian folklore in it. We have included this work in our repertoire with joy and enthusiasm and are very pleased to be able to bring it closer to interested listeners with this recording as well

Joaquín Turina's often performed second piano trio was discovered for us rather by chance in 2011. After only one rehearsal, we were fascinated by the colorful and soulful composition, which conveys Spanish harmonies and rhythms in a very authentic way, for example in the dance-like scherzo composed in the typical 5 / 8 time signature. We look forward to every opportunity to play the work anew, to get to know the piece and to share it with the audience!

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Trio Imàge
created a sensation with its debut recording of the complete piano trios of Argentinian composer Mauricio Kagel. It was awarded the ECHO Klassik prize 2014 as best world premiere recording of the year, it was nominated for the Award of the German Music Critics and it received enthousiastic reviews in the German and the international press. The Trio's remarkable musical qualities had already attracted international attention previously, as attested by a 2011 review in the New York Times, which speaks of their "blazing performance" at a concert in New York. The Trio Imàge appeared in its present format on the musical scene in 2008, with violinist Gergana Gergova, pianist Pavlin Nechev and cellist Thomas Kaufmann, and the young ensemble has lost no time in making a name for itself, performing in Europe, Australia, Asia, and the Americas. The Trio's concerts in Berlin's famous Philharmonic Hall and Konzerthaus were received with applause and praise by audiences and critics alike. Trio Imàge have also played at reputed festivals, such as the Lockenhaus Kammermusikfest, the Verbier Festival, the Schubertiade, the Teatro del lago, the Varna Summer Festival, the Herrenchiemsee Festspiele, the Chelsea Music Festival New York and the Festival de Mexico. During the 2015 season Trio Imàge is programmed to play concerts in Chile as well as in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Austria and Bulgaria. The Trio has also won prizes in several major competitions (Schubert und die Musik der Moderne, Joseph Joachim, the chamber music competition of the Commerzbank-Stiftung), and it has been selected to represent German art in the international cultural programmes of the Goethe Institute. Gergana Gergova and Pavlin Nechev, childhood friends from Bulgaria, and Austrian cellist Thomas Kaufmann share a passion for exploring sound images, making music together and rendering the shimmering diversity of musical works, which inspired them to choose the name 'Imàge'. Professors Eberhard Feltz and Andreas Reiner were a major influence during the Trio's musical studies. The Trio has further benefited from the guidance of Menahem Pressler, Heinrich Schiff, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Hatto Beyerle, Anner Bylsma, Shmuel Ashkenazy and Ferenc Rados. Today the Trio are themselves active as musical pedagogues, teaching masterclasses in Germany, India, Venezuela, Bulgaria and Chile.

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