Release Date: 27 October 2014
Label: Avie
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252231526
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
Ensemble Epomeo follow their Gramophone Editor's Choice recording of the string trios by Hans Gál and Hans Krása, with works by Eastern European and Russian composers written in the latter half of the 20th century: Penderecki, Schnittke, Kurtág and Weinberg.
Each work bears a distinct personal compositional stamp, providing for captivating listening and enlightening contrasts: the Polish Penderecki's dramatic and lyrical String Trio of 1990-91, the Russian compositional giant Schnittke's String Trio of 1985, the haunting Trio of the increasingly recognised and respected Weinberg from 1950, and the ever-enigmatic Hungarian Kurtág, whose continuously evolving signs, games and messages represent a collection of highly individual miniatures.
Personnel: Diane Pascal (violin), David Yang (viola), Kenneth Woods (cello)
Critical acclaim for Ensemble Epomeo's Gál and Krása:
"A splendid disc I cannot get enough of." - Gramophone, Editor's Choice
"Ensemble Epomeo play all four compositions with huge commitment and brilliant flair revealing every nuance in four wonderful works for string trio. These can sit alongside anything written in this genre. In every way this is a fantastic disc that listeners will want to hear again and again." - MusicWeb International
Tracklisting
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Christopher Tyler Nickel, Sarah Jackson
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Bruce Wolosoff
Charles Owen
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Benjamin Hochman
Apollo's Fire; Jeannette Sorrell
Ensemble Epomeo
