Release Date: 12 May 2023
Label: Pavane
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5410939760107
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
For their debut recording, the Flash Ensemble presents the largely undiscovered works of Hungarian composer Laszlo Lajtha (1892-1963), including the world premiere recording of String Trio No 2, Op 18, from 1932.
The complete string trios by Bartók's favourite young Hungarian composer are remarkable for their breadth and depth of feeling, their virtuosic technical demands, and their unique textural landscapes – infused with both the folk elements of his native land and the Parisian atmosphere in which he thrived.
Lajtha's musical voice was silenced by his political troubles in communist Hungary, but his wealth of original and touching chamber music certainly
deserves to be discovered, heard, and celebrated by musicians and listeners alike.
After playing together for many years and in many formations, violinist Sadie Fields, violist Clément Holvoet, and cellist Romain Dhainaut decided to create the Flash Ensemble. Their first major project is delving into the complete string trios by Laszlo Lajtha, performing and recording these three works beginning in the 2022 season.
Tracklisting
Trio Portici
Stéphane De May
Regis Pasquier, Pierre-Henri Xuereb, Luc Tooten, Ludo Joly, Stephane De May, Stephanie Salmin
Patrick Deltenre, Ivan Paduart
C. Saint-Saens
Chantres Du Roy
Flash Ensemble
F Chopin
The Bathers
Vanni Moretto; Atalanta Fugiens
Ryelandt Trio, Linde Verjans, Seamus Hickey
Luc Berge, Jan Michiels, Inge Spinette, Ilse Eerens
Trio Haydee
Yezu Woo, Tomoki Park
Biber Consort, Jakub Mitrik
Xenia Loffler
