Dodgson: String Trios Karolos

• Stephen Dodgson (1924 - 2013): String Trio No. 1:
• 1 I. Vivace 05:52
• 2 II. Andante 09:43
• 3 III. Presto 04:16
• Violin Sonatina in B Minor:
• 4 I. Molto moderato 01:42
• 5 II. Vivace, leggiero 01:24
• 6 III. Allegretto 02:38
• 7 IV. Allegro con anima 02:28
• Caprice After Puck:
• 8 Caprice After Puck 14:12
• Cello Partita:
• 9 I. Prologue 00:49
• 10 II. Scherzo I 03:44
• 11 III. Variations I 02:06
• 12 IV. March 02:36
• 13 V. Soliloquy 02:03
• 14 VI. Scherzo II 01:35
• 15 VII. Aria 02:27
• 16 VIII. Variations II - Coda 01:56
• String Trio No. 2:
• 17 I. Moderato con intensità 03:39
• 18 II. Adagio flessibile 06:15
• 19 III. Allegro 07:59
• Total Runtime 01:17:24

Info for Dodgson: String Trios

In his writing for strings, Stephen Dodgson revealed an abiding love of early music through his perceptive use of ornamentation, virtuoso displays and enthusiasm for variation form. Both String Trios reflect these elements and their slow movements – hymnal in the earlier work, valedictory in the later – are especially beautiful. The Sonatina in B minor for solo violin is simultaneously a tribute to Bach and a statement of Dodgson’s own musical identity, while the very different Caprice after Puck offers a complex exploration of the hobgoblin’s sinister pranks.

Karolos

Karolos
Bringing together internationally acclaimed performers, Karolos is committed to seeking out new repertoire, as well as performing works from the canon. The group has embarked upon a series of performances and recordings of the superb chamber music of Stephen Dodgson.

The first instalment of this series comprises the two string trios, and solo works for violin, viola and cello, which were recorded in Potton Hall, 2014. The second volume, which was recorded in May 2016, includes works for the core string trio with added guitar, flute, clarinet and harp. Karolos is keen to promote these works alongside gems of the standard repertoire, and has received highly enthusiastic responses to date for the performances of both, as well as concert invitations for the coming months and years.

Booklet for Dodgson: String Trios